A.I.F.--Australian Imperial Force.
Alley, to toss in the--To give up the ghost.
Also ran, the--On the turf, horses that fail to secure a leading place;
hence, obscure persons, nonentities.
'Ammer-lock (Hammer-lock)--A favourite and effective hold in wrestling.
Ar--An exclamation expressing joy, sorrow, surprise, etc., according
to the manner of utterance.
'Ard Case (Hard Case)--A shrewd or humorous person.
'Ayseed (Hayseed)--A rustic.
Back Chat--Impudent repartee.
Back and Fill--To vacillate; to shuffle.
Back the Barrer--To intervene without invitation.
Barmy (Balmy)--Foolish; silly.
Beak--A magistrate. (Possibly from Anglo-Saxon, Beag--a magistrate.)
Beano--A feast.
Beans--Coins; money.
Beat--Puzzled; defeated.
Beat, off the---Out of the usual routine.
Beef (to beef it out)--To declaim vociferously.
Bellers (Bellows)--The lungs.
Biff--To smite.
Bird, to give the--To treat with derision.
Blighter--A worthless fellow.
Bli'me--An oath with the fangs drawn.
Blither--To talk at random, foolishly.
Blob--A shapeless mass.
Block--The head.
To lose or do in the block--To become flustered; excited; angry;
to lose confidence.
To keep the block--To remain calm; dispassionate.
Block, the--A fashionable city walk.
Bloke--A male adult of the genus homo.
Blubber, blub--To weep.
Bluff--Cunning practice; make believe. v. To deceive; to mislead.
Bob--A shilling.
Bokays--Compliments, flattery.
Boko--The nose.
Bong-tong--Patrician (Fr. Bon ton).
Bonzer, boshter, bosker--Adjectives expressing the superlative of
excellence.
Boodle--Money; wealth.
Book--A bookie, q.v.
Bookie--A book-maker (turf); one who makes a betting book on sporting
events.
Boot, to put in the--To kick a prostrate foe.
Boss--Master, employer.
Break (to break away, to do a break)--To depart in haste.
Breast up to--To accost.
Brisket--The chest.
Brown--A copper coin.
Brums--Tawdry finery (From Brummagem--Birmingham).
Buckley's (Chance)--A forlorn hope.
Buck-up--Cheer up.
Bump--To meet; to accost aggressively.
Bun, to take the--To take the prize (used ironically).
Bundle, to drop the--To surrender; to give up hope.
Bunk--To sleep in a "bunk" or rough bed.
To do a bunk--To depart. Bunnies, to hawk the--To peddle rabbits.
Bus, to miss the--To neglect opportunities.
Caboose--A small dwelling.
Carlton--A Melbourne Football Team.
Cat, to whip the--To cry over spilt milk; i.e. to whip the cat that
has spilt the milk.
C.B.--Confined to barracks.
Cert--A certainty; a foregone conclusion.
Champeen--Champion.
Chase yourself--Depart; avaunt; "fade away," q.v.
Chat--To address tentatively; to "word" q.v.
Cheque, to pass in one's--To depart this life.
Chest, to get it off one's--To deliver a speech; express one's feelings.
Chew, to chew it over; to chew the rag--To sulk; to nurse a grievance.
Chiack--Vulgar banter; coarse invective.
Chin--To talk; to wag the chin.
Chip--To "chat," q.v.
Chip in--To intervene.
Chiv--The face.
Chow--A native of far Cathay.
Chuck up--To relinquish.
Chuck off--To chaff; to employ sarcasm.
Chump--A foolish fellow.
Chunk--A lump; a mass.
Clean--Completely; utterly.
Click--A clique; a "push," q.v.
Cliner--A young unmarried female.
Clobber--Raiment; vesture.
Cobber--A boon companion.
Collect--To receive one's deserts.
Colour-line--In pugilism, the line drawn by white boxers excluding
coloured fighters--for divers reasons.
Conk--The nose.
Coot--A person of no account (used contemptuously).
Cop--To seize; to secure; also s. An avocation, a "job."
Cop (or Copper)--A police constable.
Copper-top--Red head.
Copper show--A copper mine.
Count, to take the--In pugilism, to remain prostrate for ten
counted seconds, and thus lose the fight.
Cove--A "chap" or "bloke," q.v. (Gipsy).
Cow--A thoroughly unworthy, not to say despicable, person, place,
thing, or circumstance.
A fair cow--An utterly obnoxious and otherwise unexpressible person,
place, thing, or circumstance.
Crack--To smite. s. A blow.
Crack a boo--To divulge a secret; to betray emotion.
Crack hardy--To suppress emotion; to endure patiently; to keep a secret.
Cray--A crayfish.
Crib--A dwelling.
Croak--To die.
Crook--A dishonest or evil person.
Crook--Unwell; dishonest; spurious; fraudulent. Superlative, Dead Crook.
Crool (cruel) the pitch--To frustrate; to interfere with one's
schemes or welfare.
Crust--Sustenance; a livelihood:
Cut it out--Omit it; discontinue it.
Dago--A native of Southern Europe.
Dash, to do-one's--To reach one's Waterloo.
Date--An appointment.
Dawg (dog)--A contemptible person; ostentation.
To put on dawg--To behave in an arrogant manner.
Dead--In a superlative degree; very.
Deal--To deal it out; to administer punishment, abuse, etc.
Deener--A shilling (Fr. Denier. Denarius, a Roman silver coin).
Derry--An aversion; a feud; a dislike.
Dickin--A term signifying disgust or disbelief.
Dile (dial)--The face.
Dilly--Foolish; half-witted.
Ding Dong--Strenuous.
Dinkum--Honest; true. "The Dinkum Oil."--The truth.
Dirt--Opprobrium, a mean speech or action.
Dirty left--A formidable left fist.
Divvies--Dividends; profits.
Dizzy limit--The utmost; the superlative degree.
Do in--To defeat; to kill; to spend.
Done me luck--Lost my good fortune.
Dope--A drug; adulterated liquor. v. To administer drugs.
Dot in the eye, to--To strike in the eye.
Douse--To extinguish (Anglo-Saxon).
Drive a quill--To write with a pen; to work in an office.
Duck, to do a--See "break."
Duds--Personal apparel (Scotch).
Dunno--Do not know.
Dutch--German; any native of Central Europe.
'Eads (Heads)--The authorities; inner council.
'Eadin'--"Heading browns"; tossing pennies.
'Ead over Turkey--Head over heels.
'Ead Serang--The chief; the leader.
'Eavyweight--A boxer of the heaviest class.
'Ell--fer-leather--In extreme haste.
End up, to get--To rise to one's feet.
Fade away, to--To retire; to withdraw.
Fag--A cigarette.
Fair--Extreme; positive.
Fair thing--A wise proceeding; an obvious duty.
Fake--A swindle; a hoax.
Finger--An eccentric or amusing person.
Flam--Nonsense; make--believe.
Flash--Ostentatious; showy but counterfeit.
Float, to--To give up the ghost.
Fluff, a bit of--A young female person.
Foot (me foot)--A term expressing ridicule.
Footer--Football.
Frame--The body.
Frill--Affectation.
Funk, to--To fear; to lose courage.
Furphy--An idle rumour; a canard.
Galoot--A simpleton.
Game--Occupation; scheme; design.
Gawsave--The National Anthem.
Gazob--A fool; a blunderer.
Geewhizz--Exclamation expressing surprise.
Get, to do a--To retreat hastily.
Gilt--Money; wealth.
Give, to--In one sense, to care.
Gizzard--The heart.
Glassey--The glassy eye; a glance of cold disdain.
The Glassey Alley--The favourite; the most admired.
Glim--A light.
Going (while the going is good)--While the path is clear.
Gone (fair gone)--Overcome, as with emotion.
Goo-goo eyes--Loving glances.
Gorspil-cove--A minister of the Gospel.
Graft--Work.
Grafter--One who toils hard or willingly.
Griffin, the straight--The truth, secret information.
Grip--Occupation; employment.
Groggy--Unsteady; dazed.
Grouch--To mope; to grumble.
Grub--Food.
Guff--Nonsense.
Guy--A foolish fellow.
Guy, to do a--To retire.
Guyver--Make-believe.
Hankies--A fondling of hands between lovers.
Hang out--To reside; to last.
Hang-over--The aftermath of the night before.
Hankies--Handkerchiefs.
High-falutin'--High sounding; boastful.
Hitch, to--To wed.
Hitched--Entangled in the bonds of holy matrimony.
Hit things up--To behave strenuously; riotously.
Hot--Excessive, extreme.
Hump, the--A fit of depression.
Hump, to--To carry as a swag or other burden.
Imshee--Begone; retreat; to take yourself off. [Arabic]
Intro--Introduction; "knock--down," q.v.
It (to be It)--To assume a position of supreme importance.
Jab--To strike smartly.
Jane--A woman.
Jiff--A very brief period.
Job, to--To smite.
Joes--Melancholy thoughts.
John--A policeman.
Joint, to jump the--To assume command; to occupy the "joint,"
i.e., establishment, situation, place of business.
Jolt, to pass a--To deliver a short, sharp blow.
Jor--The jaw.
Jorb (Job)--Avocation; employment.
Josser--A simple fellow.
Jug--A prison.
Keekin'--Peeping.
Keeps, for--For ever; permanently.
Kersplosh--Splash.
Kid--A child.
Kid, to--To deceive; to persuade by flattery.
Kiddies--Children.
Kid Stakes--Pretence.
King Pin--The leader; the person of chief importance.
Kip--A small chip used for tossing pennies in the occult game
of two--up.
Kipsie--A house; the home.
Knob--The head; one in authority.
Knock-down--A ceremony insisted upon by ladies who decline
to be "picked up"; a formal introduction.
Knock-out drops--Drugged or impure liquor.
Knock-out punch--A knock--down blow.
Knot--A fop; a well--dressed idler.
Lark--A practical joke; a sportive jest.
Lash--Violence.
Ledding--Leaden.
Leery--Vulgar; low.
Leeuwin--Cape Leeuwin on the south-west coast of Australia.
Lid--The hat.
To dip the lid--To raise the hat.
Limit--The end; the full length.
Line up--To approach; to accost.
Lingo--Language.
Lip--Impertinence.
To give it lip--To talk vociferously.
Little Bourke--Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia.
Little Lon.--Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia.
Lob, to--To arrive.
'Loo--Woolloomooloo, a part of Sydney.
Lumme--Love me.
Lurk--A plan of action; a regular occupation.
Mafeesh--Finish; I am finished. [Arabic "there is no.."]
Mag--To scold or talk noisily.
Mallee--A species of Eucalypt; the country where the Mallee grows.
Mash--To woo; to pay court. s. A lover.
Maul--To lay hands upon, either violently or with affection.
Meet, a--An assignation.
Mill--A bout of fisticuffs.
Mix--To mix it; to fight strenuously.
Mizzle--To disappear; to depart suddenly.
Mo--An abbreviation of "moment."
Moll--A woman of loose character.
Moniker--A name; a title; a signature.
Mooch--To saunter about aimlessly.
Moon--To loiter.
Mud, my name is--i.e., I am utterly discredited.
Mug--A fool; also the mouth.
Mug, to--To kiss.
Mullock, to poke--To deride; to tease.
Mushy--Sentimental.
Nark--s. A spoil--sport; a churlish fellow.
Nark, to--To annoy; to foil.
Narked--Angered; foiled.
Natchril--Natural
Neck, to get it in the--To receive severe punishment;
i.e., "Where the chicken got the axe."
Nerve--Confidence; impudence.
Nick--Physical condition; good health.
Nipper--A small boy.
Nose around, to--To seek out inquisitively.
Nothing (ironically)--Literally "something considerable."
Odds, above the--Beyond the average; outside the pale.
Oopizootics--An undiagnosed complaint.
Orfis (office)--A warning; a word of advice; a hint.
Oricle (oracle), to work the--To secure desired results.
Orl (all in)--Without limit or restriction.
'Ot socks--Gaily--coloured hose.
Out, to--To render unconscious with a blow.
Out, all--Quite exhausted; fully extended.
Pack, to send to the--To relegate to obscurity.
Pal--A friend; a mate (Gipsy).
Pard--A partner; a mate.
Pass (pass 'im one)--To deliver a blow.
Pat [Malone] on one's--Alone; single-handed.
Peach--A desirable young woman; "fresh as a peach."
Peb (pebble)--A flash fellow; a "larrikin."
Phiz--The face.
Pick at--To chaff; to annoy
Pick--up, to--To dispense with the ceremony of a "knock--down" or
introduction.
Pile it on--To rant; to exaggerate.
Pilot Cove--A clergyman.
Pinch--To steal; to place under arrest.
Pip--A fit of depression.
Pitch a tale--To trump up an excuse; to weave a romance.
Plant--To bury.
Plug--To smite with the fist.
Plug along, to--To proceed doggedly.
Plunk--An exclamation expressing the impact of a blow.
Point, to--To seize unfair advantage; to scheme.
Podgy--Fat; plump.
Point--The region of the jaw; much sought after by pugilists.
Pot, the old--The male parent (from "Rhyming Slang,") the
"old pot and pan"--the "old man."
Pot, a--A considerable amount; as a "pot of money."
Pole, up the--Distraught through anger, fear, etc.; also,
disappeared, vanished.
Prad--A horse.
Pug--A pugilist.
Pull, to take a--To desist; to discontinue.
Punch a cow--To conduct a team of oxen.
Punter--The natural prey of a "bookie," q.v.
Push--A company of rowdy fellows gathered together for ungentle
purposes.
Queer the pitch--To frustrate; to fool.
Quid--A sovereign, or pound sterling.
Quod--Prison.
Rabbit, to run the--To convey liquor from a public-house.
Rag, to chew the--To grieve; to brood.
Rag, to sky the--To throw a towel into the air in token of
surrender (pugilism).
Rain, to keep out of the--To avoid danger; to act with caution.
Rat--A street urchin; a wharf loafer.
Rattled--Excited; confused.
Red lot--Extreme; out--and--out.
Registry--The office of a Registrar.
Ribuck----Correct, genuine; an interjection signifying assent.
Rile--To annoy. Riled--Roused to anger.
Ring, the--The arena of a prize-fight.
Ring, the dead--A remarkable likeness.
Rise, a--An accession of fortune; an improvement.
Rocks--A locality in Sydney.
Rorty--Boisterous; rowdy.
Roust, or Rouse--To upbraid with many words.
'Roy--Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne; its football team.
Run against--To meet more or less unexpectedly.
Saints--A football team of St Kilda, Victoria.
Sandy blight--Ophthalmia.
Savvy--Common-sense; shrewdness.
School--A club; a clique of gamblers, or others.
Scran--Food.
Scrap--Fight.
Set, to--To attack; to regard with disfavour.
Set, to have--To have marked down for punishment or revenge.
Shick, shickered--Intoxicated.
Shicker--Intoxicating liquor.
Shinty--A game resembling hockey.
Shook--Stolen; disturbed.
Shook on--Infatuated.
Shyin' or Shine--Excellent; desirable.
Sight--To tolerate; to permit; also to see; observe.
Sir Garneo--In perfect order; satisfactory.
Skirt or bit of skirt--A female.
Skite--To boast.
Skiter--A boaster.
Sky the wipe--See "rag."
Slab--A portion; a tall, awkward fellow.
Slanter--Spurious; unfair.
Slap-up--Admirable; excellent.
Slats--The ribs.
Slaver--One engaged in the "white slave traffic."
Slick--Smart; deft; quick.
Slope, to--To elope; to leave in haste.
Sloppy--Lachrymose; maudlin.
Slushy--A toiler in a scullery.
Smooge--To flatter or fawn; to bill and coo.
Smooger--A sycophant; a courtier.
Snag--A hindrance; formidable opponent.
Snake-'eaded--Annoyed, vindictive.
Snake juice--Strong drink.
Snare--To acquire; to seize; to win.
Snide--Inferior; of no account.
Snob--A bootmaker.
Snout--To bear a grudge.
Snouted--Treated with disfavour.
Snuff or snuff it--To expire.
Sock it into--To administer physical punishment.
Solid--Severe; severely.
So-long--A form of farewell.
Sool--To attack; to urge on.
Soot, leadin'--A chief attribute.
Sore, to get--To become aggrieved.
Sore-head--A curmudgeon.
Sour, to turn, or get--To become pessimistic or discontented.
Spank--To chastise maternal-wise.
Spar--A gentle bout of fisticuffs.
Spare me days--A pious ejaculation.
Specs--Spectacles.
Splash--To expend.
Splice--To join in holy matrimony.
Spout--To preach or speak at length.
Sprag--To accost truculently.
Spruik--To deliver a speech, as a showman.
Square--Upright, honest.
Square an' all--Of a truth; verily.
Squiz--A brief glance.
Stand-orf--Retiring; reticent.
Stajum--Stadium, where prize-fights are conducted. S
tiffened--Bought over.
Stiff-un--A corpse.
Stoke--To nourish; to eat.
Stop a pot--To quaff ale.
Stoush--To punch with the fist. s. Violence.
Straight, on the--In fair and honest fashion.
Strangle-hold--An ungentle embrace in wrestling.
Strength of it--The truth of it; the value of it.
Stretch, to do a--To serve a term of imprisonment.
Strike--The innocuous remnant of a hardy curse.
Strike--To discover; to meet.
Strong, going--Proceeding with vigour.
'Struth--An emaciated oath.
Stuff--Money.
Stunt--A performance; a tale.
Swad, Swaddy--A private soldier.
Swank--Affectation; ostentation.
Swap--To exchange.
Swell--An exalted person.
Swig--A draught of water or other liquid.
Tabbie--A female.
Take 'em on--Engage them in battle.
Take it out--To undergo imprisonment in lieu of a fine.
Tart--A young woman (contraction of sweetheart).
Tenner--A ten-pound note.
Time, to do--To serve a term in prison.
Time, to have no time for--To regard with impatient disfavour.
Tip--To forecast; to give; to warn.
Tip--A warning; a prognostication; a hint.
Tipple--Strong drink; to indulge in strong drink.
Toff--An exalted persogn.
Togs--Clothes.
Togged--Garbed.
Tom--A girl.
Tony--Stylish.
Took--Arrested; apprehended.
Top, off one's--Out of one's mind.
Top off, to--To knock down; to assault.
Toss in the towel--See "rag."
Touch--Manner; mode; fashion.
Tough--Unfortunate; hardy; also a "tug," q.v.
Tough luck--Misfortune.
Track with--To woo; to "go walking with."
Treat, a--Excessively; abundantly.
Tucked away--Interred.
Tug--An uncouth fellow; a hardy rogue.
Tumble to, or to take a tumble--To comprehend suddenly.
Turkey, head over--Head over heels.
Turn down--To reject; dismiss.
Turn, out of one's--Impertinently; uninvited.
Twig--To observe; to espy.
Two-up School--A gambling den.
Umpty--An indefinite numeral.
Upper--cut--In pugilism, an upward blow.
Uppish--Proud.
Up to us--Our turn; our duty.
Vag, on the--Under the provisions of the Vagrancy Act.
Wallop--To beat; chastise.
Waster--A reprobate; an utterly useless and unworthy person.
Waterworks, to turn on the--To shed tears.
Welt--A blow.
Wet, to get--To become incensed; ill-tempered.
Whips--Abundance.
White (white man)--A true, sterling fellow.
White-headed boy--A favourite; a pet.
Willin'--Strenuous; hearty.
Win, a--Success.
Wise, to get--To comprehend; to unmask deceit.
Wolf--To eat.
Word--To accost with fair speech.
Wot price--Behold; how now!
Yakker--Hard toil.
Yap--To talk volubly.
Yowling--Wailing; caterwauling.