| Ocker |
uncultivated Australian man;
someone who is a true blue, fair dinkum Australian who adores this country; speech pattern
(includes lots of slang) |
| Off like
a brides nightie |
leave very quickly; stinks |
| Off like
a bucket of prawns in the hot sun |
foul smelling; leave very quickly |
| Off the
beaten Track |
on a road not used very much; bush
bashing in a remote part of Australia |
| Offsider |
assistant or partner |
| Oldies;
Olds |
parents |
| good On
ya mate |
well done |
| On a good
thing |
being involved in a successful
venture |
| On a good
wicket |
having a successful (and possibly
not demanding) job |
| On a
sticky wicket |
in trouble |
| On the
blink |
out of order; malfunctioning |
| On the
nose |
foul-smelling |
| On ya! |
expression of encouragement |
| Once over |
giving something the look over;
checking it out |
| One armed bandit |
poker machine (sad to say the arm
is being replaced by a button) |
| One
foot on the banana skin the other on the grave |
someone very
close to dying |
| Ooroo |
goodbye |
| Open
slather |
unrestricted opportunity |
| couldn't
Organise a pissup in a brewery |
ineffectual useless person |
| couldn't
Organise a root in a brothel |
ineffectual useless person submitted
by Lance Austin |
| Outback |
remote part of Australia |
| Outhouse |
tiolet (coming from the old days
when a tiolet was down the backyard) |
| Outlaws |
in-laws |
| bun in the Oven |
pregnant |
| Overlander |
driving sheep or cattle over long distances in the outback |
| Ow-ya-goin |
how are you going? (Australian
language is very drawled) |
| Oy! |
yelled to get someones attention |
| Oz |
Australia |