A wordlist of the real Australian speech of the "bloke onna street, compiled by Rick Schellen"
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Air: Strine expression of agreement or affirmation ("Dja getny b'tydas fer dinner t'noite, maam?" "Air Aw did")
Awmus: See "nilly" and "sawmus"
An archer mean: Strine expression of agreement and solidarity ("Yeah! An archer mean")
Anks: Strine expression of appreciation ("Anks mite, yer a ledge!") Often heard as "ynks" in Southern Strine dialect.
A-queue stick: Strine musical expression ("Honour gidda brairn new a-queue stick ktar")
A'riddy: Before the expected time ("Aw wint ta peeker up but she 'uz a'riddy gawn")
Augustra: A group of Strine classical musical players ("Ut san's grite win the Augustra comes in, plyin' thet cleskal music")
Awelesh: Part of the anatomy of the eye ("She jiss fludders er aweleshes et innybody")
Awl: Petroleum product used in cars ("Y'odda hev awl in the ingine fya wannut ta run prop'ly")B
Bandry: The edge ("He got ta the bandry 'n di'n know wut ta do")
Bay paan?: Strine expression of apology, often used when a sentence has not been understood ("Hey, queue doosa fiver?" "Bay paan? I din ear ya!" "Oz askin' whether yikkud doosa fiver")
B'cuya: Odd, bizarre ("Looks priddy b'cuya t'me!")
Beards: Popular Strine game, often played in "pubs" and "tevvens" ("Cown mite, Aw gi' y'a ghyme o' beards")
Beeg: Opposite of "smool" ("Jeez ut's bloody beeg!")
Beeyon: A "meeyon meeyon" ("The wuz beeyons o' the baastuds!")
Berra: A handcart for conveying things, materials ("Fill the berra with sment please mite")
Betchry: Strine power unit ("Guessa cupla betchries f'me rydio, please maam")
Bewful: Strine word used to express the beauty of something ("Ut wuz jiss bewful!")
B'jamas: Special clothing used when sleeping, also known by some as "jaamies" or "peejyes" ("Cown kids! Gitcha b'jamas on!")
Bolk: Strine slang emphasiser ("Yeah, ut wuz bolk good")
Borra, Burra: To obtain something on the premise of returning it at a later date ("Cobburra yer Pearl Jairm CD?")
Bowl: For some strange reason, many Strine drinks are sold in bowls. It is believed that this is possibly the result of eastern influence ("Covva bowl o' rum pleece?")
B'teecular: Specific ("Woddaya hefta be so b'teecular a bed ut?")
B'tyda: Strine vegetable, also known as a "spud" ("Gdonya mum, the b'tydas a grite!")
Bynk: A Southern Strine dialectal pronunciation of "benk", a place that trades in money. ("Jeggoida the bynk, Frynk?" "Noy, Aw dingoy that wye hoime")C
Caan: Strine equivalent of "long live" used only at sporting ceremonies. ("Caan the kets!" "Caan the moddy Roos!" )
Cancelling: Unique Strine method of helping those with difficulties ("Jacko's awrot! He jiss needs a bid o' cancelling!")
Ceegrette: A "smoke". Also known as a "ceeghie" ("Godda ceegrette, mite?")
Chiggit aowt!: Strine expression of wonderment or awe. ("Chiggit aowt, maam!")
Choojern: Nippers ("Oola choojern god Edda school early todye")
Civeeyan: Non-military person ("Inny civeeyan kesualdies?")
Coda: Half of a half ("She kyme beck 't coda ta four")
Colcha: The skills, arts and practices of a people ("Ool a nytion needs is a bidda colcha")
Commanytion: A combining ("Ut wuz a commanytion o' fectas thet cause' 'is death")
Congredulite, Congredulide (between vowels): ("I 'ed ta congredulide 'im on 'is tyste in music")
Corparse: Expression of time with similar usage to "Hubbarse" ("Shit! Sorady corparse four!")
Cosha: Strine bargaining expression ("Yikkun 'ev ut bud ut scunner cosha!")
Cossum: Strine request, usually as used by a child to a parent ("Cossum new shoes please maam?")
Covva: a request ("Covva lookatje new car?")
Cown!: Strine expression of impatience ("Cown! We 'evn' god ool dye!")D
Deb-beat: A loser ("Inny deb-beat kid taya thet!")
Debt: ("Nah debt a betcha, you're a Jim!")
Deeshes: Items used for eating etc. ("Dja woish the deeshes yet?")
Dofta: Strine expression of annoyance ("Dofta tay evvathin'?")
Dorry: A "daaly" notebook ("Dear Dorry, Aw been roideeng ta you f'ears n ears, but you nivver seem ta roite beck")
Dwurry: Strine expression of comfort ("Saw rot bybee, dwurry bed ut!")")E
Ear: A period of 365 days ("Ut hep'm abet twinny ears ago")
Ectua'y: In reality, ("Haow's yer oldies?" "Ectua'y, the doin' aw rot")
Edda: Strine legendary character known for turning up out of nowhere ("Edda the blue comes 'iss bloke odd nivver seen p'fore") Not to be confused with Edda Bee (see below)
Edda Bee: Strine expression of disappointment ("Edda Bee bloody rot!")
Eediot: A fool or moron ("Tiger loogadim. Wuddan eediot!")
Eekle: To be the same as ("One plus one eekles two")
Emma Chisit: Strine accounting wiz. The very mention of her name tends to put salespeople on the back foot ("Hey mite, jonner buy me car?" "Emma Chisit?" "On'y 2 gran'" "Fer thet, naawye!!")
Epsly: Completely and utterly ("Ut wuz epsly breeyant!")
Evvathin: All, each ("Evvathin wuz gaan awrot, till 'e turn' up an' spawlt ut ool!")
Excelnt: See "megneevicent"F
Faalure: Something no Strine wants to be ("Ut wuz a c'mpleten udder faalure")
Fawnly: Strine word used to express ("Aw fawnly goddut roight, aaftrool this toime!")
Fearious: Strine word used to express anger ("Oz eppsly fearious a bet the whole affair!")
Fecta: A perspective, point, or important issue ("Minny fectas a goddaby tiger neenta conseedarytion")
Fiver: A helping hand ("Doosa fiver, mite, wea?")
Flares: Often used when courting a young woman ("Wonchya jiss tiger some flares?")
Fokkered: Strine expression of desire ("Fokkered ony tawk Twa")
Folla: To goo after, trail ("Ool 'e did wuz folla me aran' lock a bloody shedda")
Forrud: The front or the foremost part of the head ("Woipe yer forrud, yer sweatn!")
Fozhew: Strine expression of advice ("Fozhew, Odd see'm a bed ut lyder!")
Full: fall ("Don't full downa stairs!")
Funny: Strine expression of anguish or dismay ("Funny odd tawk Twa b'fore" "Funny ockered Troy agin!")G
G'Dye: Strine greeting ("G'dye mite, hey gaan?")
Gdonya: Strine expression of approval ("Yeah! Gdonya!!")
Getny: To obtain a quantity of ("Hey maam, dja getny epples?")
Gissa: A request ("Gissa cupla slabs o' 4x, pleece mite!")
G'not: Strine word used when retiring for the night ("Aw'm awf ta bed" "Yeah, ukkye, g'not")
Goda: Strine invitation ("Jonner goda the movies?") Often heard as "goida" in the Southern Strine dialect.
Gonnie: Strine expression that is commonly used when borrowing from someone ("Gonnie epples") Similar in meaning to "ghenny"H
Harley Owbada: Old Strine fellow (brother of Bairly Owbada) of limited vision ("He wuz Harley Owbada see the bloody road, the old fart!")
Hedge: Strine enquiry ("Hedge get 'old o' thet?") Related to "wedge"
Heggenoy: Strine saleman ("Heggenoy 'elp ya?")
Hemi: interrogative expression of amount ("Hemi times dofter warn ya?")
Hey gaan: A Broad Strine greeting ("Hey gaan?" "Yeah, nop baird!, Nyaself?")
Hezzy: Interrogative expression ("Hezzy g'na do thet?")
Heenk: Consider, deem, ponder ("Hey, John, jricken the libs'll git beck in?" "Yeah, Aw heenk so!")
Honour: A desire ("Honour get one o' those new.......")
Hubbarse: Strine expression for telling the time ("Cown! Wa godda git gowin'! Snilly hubbarse ite!") See also "Corparse"J
Jeggada: ("Jeggada the movies wi' thet chick yesty?") Often heard as "jeggoida" in the Southern Strine dialect.
Jeggetny: Did you obtain or buy any ("Jeggetny epples maam?")
Jeering: In the course of ("Jeering the dye, aw lock ta gid aowt n abaowt")
Jemonnafa: A Strine request ("Jemonnafa borra cupla yer CD's?")
Jenry: The first month of the Strine year, followed by "Febry". A Strine verse used to remember the lengths of the months goes as follows ("Thirdy dies hes S'ptember, Ypril, June en' November. Oola rest 'ev thirdy one. Cep' Febry witches twenny ite en' twinny noine on a leap year.")
Jevny: Strine interrogative ("Jevny luck wi' the bingo lar snoite, mite?")
Jew: Was it you that.. ("Jew do ut?")
Jewna: Similar in meaning to "jonner" but with different emphasis ("Jewna do ut?")
Joolry: Precious objects such as stones and rings ("Chiggaowt oola joolry she's got!")
Jonner: Strine invitation ("Jonner goda the movies?")
Jrecken, Jricken: Strine expression which is used when trying to elicit a response from another ("Jricken yikkud git Edda the way?")
Jreena: Strine expression used often in initiating conversation in a social setting ("Hey, jreena piper thet......")K
Keerious: Inquistive, strange ("Aw'm keerious ta knaa wud ep'm")
Knockin' a: With no intention of, ill-inclined to ("He's knockin' a help me")
Ktar: Strine musical instrument ("Woile moy ktar sofly weeps")
Kzeez: Strine statement used when explaining ("Whoidy do ut?" "Kzeez been bleckmiled")
Kwee: Strine interrogative usually used by children to their parents ("Kwee goda Hungry Jecks?")L
Lar snoite: The eve of the present day ("Oz 'air lar snoite")
Lar shear: The year before the present ("She kyme beck lar shear buddy dincair this toime")
Leecreesh: Strine sweet strap ("Cossum leecreesh please maam?")
Lengwitch: The way one speaks, ones form of speech ("Strine's a haad lengwitch ta learn!")
Lenth, Linth: Expression of measurement ("Wussa linth o' yer yaad, mite?") Note that the plural may be "lenks" or "links"
Less: Strine invitation ("Less goda the city"")
Lightly: Recently ("The been seen a lod o' veach other lightly")
Lobry: A place from which one may borrow books ("Jonner goda the lobry?")
Lock: Similar to, ("He 'uz kerrin' on lock a myniec")
Lookatje: Strine expression believed to be a remnant of one or two words that the natives borrowed from the Dutch in the earlier sixteenth century ("Gissa lookatje new rydio!")M
Maowtn: A peak or a challenge ("Wodda yafta myke a maowtn Edda the smooles' tissues?")
Mare view: The opinion or problem of another ("Wassa mare view?")
Meemoy: Strine expression of annoyance ("Meemoy beeg maouth!")
: Strine word used to express ("")
Meesrabull: Poor, wretched ("Ya meesrabull peck o' mongrulls!")
Megneevicent: Strine expression signifying great or superb. Similar in meaning to "breeyant" or "excelnt" ("Chiggit aowt! Epsly megneevicent!")
Memba: Strine expression of nostalgia often rendered "memma" or "mimma" as in ("Mimma thet toime win.....")
Mitenance: The cost of divorce for those who have children ("Heddy git Edda pyin' mitenance?" "'E's onna doll, swee dudn' after")
Mubbee: Perhaps, perchance ("Mubbee ockered do ut maself!" Yeah, mubbee yishud Troy")
Myniec: Psychopath, radicallist ("Fyarse me, Aw ricken yer a bloody myniec!")N
Naabady, Nubbady: Strine character who seems to understand and have the answers to every problem ("Wud epm?" "Nubbady knows")
Naawair: Opposite of somewhere ("He's got naawair da run n' naawair da hoide")
Naawye!: Strines expression of absolute refusal ("The's naawye the gunna do ut")
Neck shear: A mythical time when political parties actually fulfil their commitments. ("Thy ricken the gunna build a new road neck shear")
Nilly: Almost. Usually heard as "snilly" ("Snilly toime ta go!")
Nonny: The number after 89 ("Thish ear's nonneen nonny-sebm")
Nucula Pear: Strine form of energy, which is hotly opposed by many environmentalist groups ("Odda know foyagree wi' this oidear o' nucula pear")O
Ockered: Strine expression of determination ("Ockered do ut foy troid!")
Odd: Strine
Odda wonna: Strine expression of indignation ("Less gidda sleb o' 4x." "Nah! Odda wonna!")
Oiz: Every time ("You oiz git ta go firs'")
Oldamut: Strine word used to express the optimum or best ("Ut wuz 'e oldamut thrill")
Ongana: Strine future tense ("Ongana gessum beers")
Ony, Unny: A mere, just ("The unny wye ya g'na do ut is 'iss wye")
Ornry: Average, normal, run-of-the-mill ("He wuz jiss an ornry fella")
Oyster: Strine equivalent of "auld lang syne" ("Oyster git up at 5 ivry mornn n' 'en odd....")P
Paan me!: Strine word used to excuse oneself ("Paan me!" "Woy, wudja do?")
Pan: Strine unit of measurement ("Covva pan o' budder, please?")
Paps: Maybe ("Paps yikkud 'elp me")
Pear: A force or strength ("The pear o' love is unsurpassed")
Peck: A group or mob ("Ya peck o' baastuds!")
Peddick: A field or meadow ("Oola peddicks a green")
Penning, Pinning: Awaiting the outcome of a decision ("Penning on wut you do, Oy moight gaada the footy")
Perculyded: Strine coffee ("Aw love me coffee noice n' perculyded")
Persnly: Speaking for oneself ("Persnly odd drop the baastud!")
Pitcher: Strine work of art or photograph ("Heng thet pitcher onna wool")
Pining: Strine work of art ("Wudda breeyant pining thet is!")
Posply: Perhaps, maybe ("Ut wuz posply the wors' fillum Aw've ivver seen")
Prob'm: Difficulty ("Jevny prob'ms wiv ya new car?")
Prolly: Most likely ("He prolly deed ut on purpose!")Q
Queshen: Used when information is required ("Godda queshen f'ya. Paps yikkud 'elp me ansrut.")
Queue: Strine request ("Queue doosa fiver?")
Quod: Strine expression of emphasis ("Ectua'y, ut wuz quod aw rot")R
Rare-wye: Track along which a train may travel ("Gid awf the bloody rare-wye you eediot!")
Razolt: Outcome ("Razolts wa not good")
Rigguly: Quite often ("The streets wa rigguly batrolled by pleece in an effort ta stop the croime wyve")
Rilly: Very, extremely ("Ut wuz rilly good"). Often heard as "rooly" or "rauly" in some broader Strine dialects, particularly in Melburnian Strine.
Roddio: Strine statement of agreement ("Yeah, roddio, oll gid onto ut!")S
Salada: Strine expression of farewell ("Gotta go mite, salada!")
Sarvo: later on, (Yeah I'll seeya sarvo!)
Saumus: Strine expression that is similar in meaning to "snilly". ("Saumus Tom ta go!")
Saurot: Expression of comfort ("Dah wurry bed it! Saurot!")
Scumby: Strine expression of optimism ("Nah, scumby grite!")
Seekle: The continuation or follow-on ("Jew ketch the seekle ta thet fillum?" Nah, missed ut")
Seemla: Of a likeness ("Thet's seemla ta the other one")
Shiggar: A sweet food substance ("Jontny shiggren ya coffee?")
Shoolby: It'll turn out OK ("Shoolby epps!")
Shtubid: The opposite of "intelgent" ("Dumpy bloody shtubid abed ut!")
Skeerady: Strine protection from attack or theft ("Chiggaowt oola skeerady guards evvawhere!")
Snilly: It's almost, just about ("Snilly hubbarse ite, maam, kwee go naow?")
Sorady: Strine expression similar to "nilly" or "snilly" in meaning and usage ("Sorady time ta go!") Also heard as "sreddy"
Sovvious: It's apparent or clear ("Sovvious 'e's knockin' a help ya")
Spault: Ruined ("Thet keed's a spault bret!")
Sreddy: See "sorady" above ("Sreddy da go!")
Srenna: Encircled by ("Om oiz srenna by eediots")
Stewnce: People who study at yoonies (more properly "universties") ("Oola yoony stewnce were kerrin' on lock blue-arsed flies")
Stiffcut: A piece of paper to affirm one's knowledge in a certain are ("Oggada stiffcut in 'lectronics naow")
Strud-awye: Immediately ("Ukkye, Aw'll gid onnawut strud-awye!") A similar construction is "rod-awye" as in (Aw'll gid onnawut rod-awye!")
Summerdy: Any Joe Blow ("Funny summerdy'd help me")
Summink: The opposite of "nuthink", "nuffin", and "nutn" ("Less guess summink fer the trip 'ome.")
Summun: Strine hero who fights for the cause of the "ornry" bloke, often doing their work for them. ("Summun'll shoot thet baastud one dye!" "Summun'll 'efta guessum wood fer the foyer")
Sunly: Strine word used to express surprise ("Sunly the wuz a flesh o' loight.....")
Sunnier: Strine expression of triviality, Just a mere ("She 'uz sunnier secketary b't she thought she 'uz the boss")
Sutm: Same as "summink" but used in a different context ("Aw ricken the's sutm gaan awn thair")
Suze me: Strine expression of politeness ("Suze me mite, queue gissa hairn wi' this please?")T
Tault: A lavatory or latrine ("Oz hengin' aowt ta goda the tault fryges") Often referred to as a "dunny" in Strine slang.
Telveesion: A magic talking box that seems to possess the people who it comes in contact with ("Turn thet bloody telveesion awf!") Often heard as "talveesion" in Melburnian Strine.
The smorn: The earlier part of the day ("Oz 'air the smorn win ut ool hep'm")
Thurzye: Strine day of the week ("Aw'll ketcha Thurzye arvo bed hubbarse four"). The days of the Strine week are Munnye (sometimes "Munny"), Tuezye, Wenzye (sometimes heard as "Wenzy"), Thurzye (sometime "Thurzy"), Froidye (sometimes "Froidy"), Setdye (sometimes "Sed'dye" or Sed'dy") and Sunnye (sometimes "Sunny").
Tiger Deezy: Strine god of peace, often evoked to pacify someone in trouble. ("Seddle lan' boys. Tiger Deezy!")
Tmurra: The day after the present day ("Ketcha tmurra!")
Twa: Special Strine language used when talking to females ("Funny ockered talk Twa!")
Twaulve: Number after 11 ("The wa twaulve o' them")U
Ukkye: Strine expression of agreement or affirmation ("Ukkye, Aw'll do ut! Jiss queet bothramee!")
Ungyan: Strine vegetable ("Styke 'n ungyans")W
Wassa, Wussa: Strine interrogative ("Wussa mare view?")
Wea: Strine word that is often tacked on the end of a sentence to express a request ("Gissa han' wi this box, wea")
Wedge: Strine enquiry (Wedge giddut?")
Weld: The planet on which we live ("Snilly thee enna the weld, ya know"). Pronounced as "wauld" in some Strine dialects.
Wezza: Strine interrogative used in finding a place to sleep or eat. ("Suze me mite, queue helpus aowt? Wezza good plice ran ear ta gidda good mill")
Whinger: Strine enquiry (Whinger git Edda the jink?")
Woddaya: Interrogative expression ("Woddaya do thet?" "Kzaw wonna!")
Wodja: Strine interrogative expression ("Wodja do thet for?")
Wonchya: Strines expression that is commonly used when giving advice ("Wonchya git Edda this 'ole?")
Woodening: Strine expression of doubt ("Nah, ya woodening so!")
Wozzy: Strine interrogative ("Wozzy do thet for?")
Wuzzy: Expression used in enquiring about a third person. ("Wuzzy doofra livin'?")Y
Yesty: The day before the present day ("Jeggada the footy yesty?")
Yikkud: Strine expression of disdain ("Yikkud lan' a jet niz haircut!")
Yoda: Strine advice ("Yoda see'm a bet thet!")
Y'odda: You must ("Y'odda use yer brynes ta gitny waireniss weld")
Air faatha, hwartn hebm, hullo be thaw nyme, thaw kindm come, thaw will be done on earthas ut is in hebm. Giss iss dye, air daaly bread, n fgivvus air sins, zwee f'give 'ose who sin agynstus, n leadus nott'nta temtytion, but dlivvrus frum evil aamen.