Australian Slang
        K to O

        K
        k - kilometer
        kafuffle - commotion
        kanakas - testicles
        kanga - kangaroo
        kangaroo hop - jerky movement of a car due to a mis-used clutch
        kaput - broken; ruined
        keen as mustard - very enthusiastic
        keep your shirt on - stay calm
        kero - kerosine
        kick in the arse - a severe scolding; a severe set back
        kick in the teeth - a severe set back
        kill a snake - urinate
        King Dick - somebody with a very high opinion of themselves
        King Richard the Third - turd; shit
        kisser - the mouth
        kiss of life - mouth to mouth resuscitation
        klicks - kilometers
        knackered - tired; exhausted
        knee high to a grasshopper - short
        knife - betray
        knock back - refuse; eat or drink fast
        knock it off! - stop it!
        knock it on the head - put a stop to it
        knuckle sandwich - a punch in the mouth
        konk - nose



        L
        laid-back - relaxed; informal
        lairy - flashy
        lark - amusing incident
        laughing gear - the mouth
        laughing jackass - kookaburra
        lay an egg - to defecate
        lay in the hay - have sexual intercourse
        lead foot - a fast reckless driver
        left in the lurch - abandoned in a time of need
        left on the shelf - deserted by friends in a time of need
        left out in the cold - not informed
        leg opener - alcohol
        let alone - not to mention
        let rip - fart
        lid - a hat
        lift a finger - help in any way
        like a chook with it's head cut off - flustered
        like a cut snake - extremely active
        like a fart in a bottle - agitated
        like a greasy stick up a dog's arse - very easily
        like a mad woman's breakfast - very messy; all over the place
        like a one-armed taxi-driver with crabs - very busy
        like a pick-pocket at a nudist camp - confused
        like a pimple on a pumpkin - very obvious
        like a stunned mullet - bewildered
        like a ton of bricks - with great force
        like a two-bob watch - unreliable
        like an old maid's pram - empty
        like buggery - greatly; no way!
        lingo - language
        lip - cheek; back-chat
        liquid amber - beer
        little boys - cocktail sausages
        local rag - newspaper specified to a certain area
        lollipop lady/man - person who supervises school crossings
        long in the tooth - old
        loo - toilet
        looker - very attractive person
        Lucky Country - Australia
        lug - ear; fool; carry



        M
        mad as a cut snake - insane
        mad as a meat axe - extremely angry
        maggies - magpies
        make a blue - make a huge mistake
        make a botch of - mess up
        make a proper galah of - make a complete fool of
        make a quid - earn a living
        make do - cope
        make eyes at - flirt with
        make it snappy - hurry up!
        make sheep eyes at - give adoring looks
        make the feathers fly - cause a commotion
        make tracks - depart
        make waves - cause trouble
        malarky - foolish talk
        mangy - shabby
        mash - mashed potatoes
        mate - friend; pal; buddy
        matilda - a swag
        metho - methylated spirits
        Mickey Mouse - wonderful; excellent
        miffed / mift - annoyed; offended
        miffy - easily upset
        misery guts - constant complainer
        missus - wife
        mob - any number of people
        mollycoddle - pamper; make a fuss over
        molly dooker - left handed
        monger - food; tucker
        monkey suit - dinner suit
        moo - silly woman
        moo juice - milk
        mop - the hair
        mozzie - mosquito
        muddie - Queensland mud crab
        mug - the face
        munga - food
        mushie - mushroom



        N
        nastie - pastie
        NBG - no bloody good
        nebraska - toilet
        neddies - racing horses
        nellie - cheap red wine
        Nellie Bligh - fly; eye
        New Australian - migrant to Australia
        nick - state; condition
        niggly - angry; bad tempered
        nipper - young child
        nippy - cold
        Noah's Ark - shark
        noggin - the head
        nong - silly person
        nozzle - the nose
        nudge the turps - to drink alcohol to excess
        nulla-nulla - an Aboriginal weapon
        nut chokers - men's underwear



        O
        ocker - anything typically Australian
        oil slick - a Greek person
        oinker - a policeman
        old bomb - dilapidated car
        old chook - disliked woman
        on for young and old - commotion
        on the blower - on the telephone
        on the dole - receiving social security benefits whilst unemployed
        optic nerve - perve
        out of whack - disorderly
        Oz - Australia; Australian





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