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| carnie | 1. carnival 2. carnival worker |
| carpet grubs | children, especially small babies |
| chewie/chewy | 1. chewing gum 2. tough eating e.g. "That steak was a bit chewy" |
| chock-a-block/chockers | 1. full; crowded; crammed in; packed; e.g. "The present was chockers with goodies" 2. intoxicated; drunk: e.g. "He sure got chockers last night at the pub" |
| chockies | chocolates |
| chook | 1. domestic fowl 2. chicken |
| Chrissie | Christmas |
| chuck a spas | display sudden anger |
| chuck a U-ie | turn around and go in the other direction (in a car) |
| chuck a willie/wobbly | display sudden anger |
| cockie/cocky | cockroach |
| codger | 1. fellow;chap 2.mean, mirerly or stingy person 3. odd, eccentric or peculiar person |
| coldie | cold glass, can or bottle of beer |
| collywobbles | 1. apprehensive feeling 2. stomach ache |
| come the raw prawn (with someone) | attempt to deceive, hoodwink or trick. e.g. "Don't come the raw prawn with me!" |
| compo | compensation payment for injury received at work |
| cooee (within) | 1. in easy reach of 2. close to finishing a project or goal. e.g. "He's within a cooee of getting that car fixed." |
| crack a darkie | become suddenly angry and/or violent |
| crawler | 1. ingratiating, obsequious person 2. slow, unproductive worker. |
| crikes/crikey | expression of astonishment; a mild oath |
| crim | criminal |
| croc | old, inefficient and decrepit person |
| crocodile tears | hypocritical and false show of sympathy, grief or emotion |
| cuppa | a cup of tea; tea break |
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