Wordbook of Australian Idiom--Aussie Slang by Kerrin P. Rowe

Author:Kerrin P. Rowe [ROWE, KERRIN. P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781412208260
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2007-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

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lair

A showy, flash attired person— ‘Is a two-bob lair’ or just a lairy coot’

larrikin

A hooligan—

‘The young bloke is a bloody larrikin and a hoon’

laughing

Pleasing to one

(1) ‘If I get the new job I will be laughing’

(2) ‘Did you get a pay rise? Yes laughing mate’

lav’

Lavatory, toilet—

‘I’m off to the lav or I’m off to the toot’

layabout a

Loafer, lazy or useless person— ‘This bludger is a bloody layabout’

leak

Urinate—

‘I’m orf to the dike to take a leak’

leak house

Toilet—

‘I’m goin’ to the leak house’

leg in

Opportunity, a start-

‘If I can get a leg in here it will bea good start’

leg it

To leave some where by walking orrunning—

‘Let’s leg it from here’

leg over

To engage in sexual intercourse— ‘Mate I need to get me leg over’

leg pulling

Cajoling, teasing one—

‘Come off it mate yer pulling me leg’

leg pulling

Disbelief in what somebody tells you— ‘Go, pull the other bloody leg, ya fibber’

leg shake

Hurry, hasten to the task— ‘Everybody should shake a leg, now’

leg show a

Arise, get out of bed— ‘Come on show a leg’

leg show a

To attend or appear at an event— ‘We have to show a leg’

legman

A man who looks at and admires women’s legs—

‘I’m a bit of a legman, I perve on Sheila’s legs’

legend

Revered, held in awe for one’s sports orother prowess—

‘What a legend he / she is’

let rip

To act with great gusto and strength—

(1) ‘He was excited he let rip, a beaut song’

(2) ‘Ya could hear him for miles, he really let rip’

let it rip

(a) To start a vehicle or machine

(b) Commence an activity

(1) ‘She’s all fuelled up and ready to go, let her rip’

(2) ‘We’re ready to begin, ok let her rip’

level best

To maintain your best effort— ‘Just keep on trying, do your level best’

level, on the level

Truthful, fair, honest—

‘It’s fair dinkum, above board, on thelevel’

lingo

Language,—

‘The English don’t speak Aussie lingo’

lip

Cheek or impudence—

‘Don’t give me any of yer bloody lip’

little house

An outside toilet—

‘Mate, I’m going to the little house, towater the lizard’

little woman

One’s wife or partner—

‘Have ya met my little woman, she’s memissus’

living daylights

To beat-up, to frighten somebody—

(1) ‘In the blue, he beat the living daylights out of him’

(2) ‘He scared the living daylights out of me’

load

See, hear, look, listen or heed, that— ‘Get a load of that, would ya’

loaded

Intoxicated or wealthy or both—

(1) ‘That fella is bloody loaded’

(2) ‘That bloke is really loaded’

loaf

Brains, head, think—

Just think about it use your loaf’

lob

To show-up unannounced— ‘Why don’tcha just lob up’

lolly

Confectionary, sweets— ‘Give us a lolly will ya’

lolly

Off his head, mad— ‘He’s gone right off his lolly’

lolly

Money—

‘She’s spending my hard earned lolly, mate’

lolly

To lose ones temper—

‘He did his lolly, bunged on a blue’

lolly

Sweet aerated softdrink, soda— ‘Have a good swig of lolly water’

london to a brick (on)

Horse betting parlance, a certain winner—

‘A London to a brick on, he’ll win! sure and he’ll pay a good price too’

long streak of cocky shit

A tall insolent person—

‘This bloody long streak of cocky shit, isup him self’’

looker

An attractive woman— ‘This bird is quite a looker’

loopy-

Slightly eccentric or a bit mad , odd— ‘She’s gone a little loopy’

lose one’s marbles

To go mad—

‘No question she’s lost her bloody marbles’

lousy bad

The weather or events of

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