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| baccy | tobacco (also: backy,bakky) |
| back country | the remote outback regions of Australia |
| back of beyond | 1. any remote, inaccessible and sparsely populated area: e.g. He got sick of the city rat-race and moved out to the back of beyond somewhere. 2. the Australian outback: e.g. He's out touring the back of beyond before he takes a trip overseas. |
| Balls-up | real mix up. Chaotic state of affairs. |
| banana-bender | A person from Queensland. |
| bangers | sausages |
| barbie/barby | barbecue |
| Barney | Loud altercation. Physical struggle. Fight. |
| battler | 1. conscientious person working against many odds for a living; one whose life is a constand struggle. |
| Beat the living daylights out of. |
administer physical thrashing. |
| beaut | 1. anything exceptional, excellent: e.g. What a beaut house he has right
on the beach! 2. pertaining to reproval or reproach: e.g. You're a beaut! Now look what you've done. |
| beauty (bewdy) | 1. an exclamation of approval: e.g. Beauty! We'll all go to the pub and
celebrate. 2. an exceptional example: e.g. That old car is a bewdy. 3. advantage: e.g. The beauty of this job is the hours. |
| bend the elbow | drink excessively (usually beer): e.g. Mary's been bending the elbow alot lately. |
| bib and tucker | one's (best) clothes |
| bickies | 1. biscuits: e.g. Do you want some milk with your bickies? (cookies) 2. money: e.g. I bet that house cost alot of bickies. |
| Big-note yourself. | attempt to inflate yourself. |
| billy Boil the billie. |
a tin container used for boiling water, making tea etc. usually when out camping. |
| bingle | minor auto accident: e.g. I almost had a bingle with Pam's car, learning to drive on the other side of the road. |
| Biro | ballpoint pen (trademark) |
| Bities | collective term for anything that bites, eg spiders, bull ants, snakes, etc. |
| bitser | Animal (ususally in refererence to a dog) of mixed blood or stock. |
| bizzo | 1. Nonsense; foolish, irrelevant details or matters. e.g. He's into politics and all that bizzo. 2. term for an object of which you might not know the actual name. e.g. Pass me that bizzo there on the bench. |
| blimey | Exclamation of surprise or amazement (also: gorblimey) |
| blockie | 1. person living on some land as opposed to one living in town. 2. small farmers |
| bloke | fellow; man; e.g. He's a good bloke. |
| bloody | 1. Considered to be the all time great Aussie expressive adjective because of it's prolific use and ability
to signify approval or disapproval: e.g. "This bloody nong drove right up the bloody back of me bloody car and wiped the whole bloody back end off! Bloody ripper! Now I can claim on me bloody insurance and get a bloody brand new car." 2. euphaemism for damned: e.g. "He's a bloody idiot!" 3. very; extremely; e.g. "She's bloody gorgeous!" |
| bloody oath! | expression of complete agreement; amazement, wonder, etc. |
| bloomer | an embarrassing, laughable mistake, person or situation |
| Blow in the bag | Take a breathalizer test. |
| Blowie | Blow fly |
| bludge | 1. do nothing; be lazy, idle, inactive; evade work or responsibilities.(can be verb or noun) e.g. "He bludged all weekend, drinking beer with the mates." 2. borrow, take, cadge with no intention of paying back; impose on others: e.go. "Can I bludge a smoke off you?" 3. an easy job which entails a minimum of work: e.g. "This job's a good bludge." |
| bludger | 1. lazy, unconstructive person; loafer, shirker 2. person who ganins profit with no effort, work or risk 3. affectionate term for a friend, mate, or person. e.g. "G'day you old bludger!" |
| bluey | 1. summons issued by police. e.g. "I got a bluey for speeding." 2. cattle-dog; kelpie 3. nick-name for a friend, mate, red-haired person. 4. swag, blanket carried by the travelling swaggie. (obsolete) 5. a ten-dollar note |
| board shorts | type of swimming trunks made popular by surfers |
| boardie | surfboard-riding enthusiast; surfie |
| bodgie | 1. term from the 1950's for a man who dressed in a particular style, behaved in a wild and uncouth manner with little regard for the Establishment. 2. workthless, counterfeit, inferior. |
| bombora | submerged reef. |
| bonza/bonzer | excellent; terrific; very good. |
| Boots and all. | Wholeheartedly |
| bottle shop | store, part of a hotel where alcohol may be purchased to take away. |
| Bowerbird | compulsive hoarder. Petty thief. |
| Brissie | Brisbane (also: Brizzie) |
| brumby | 1. wild horse 2. person(s) with wild, unruly attributes. |
| Bun in the oven. | Pregnant |
| Bung it on. | exagerated act |
| bunyip | creature in Aboriginal legends which haunts billabongs and waterholes |
| Bushed | Exhausted |
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