throw a shrimp on the barby – Phrase. a Paul Hogan catchphrase that’s so overused in America that many Americans think Australians use that phrase which they don’t.
Tag Archives: Australia
stubby tan
stubby tan – adj. a tan line that v’s up at the sides of your thighs near your crutch which is what you’ll get when wearing Australian stubby shorts.
Ex. Been jogging down the beach wearing my singlet and stubbies and the temperature was so hot I copped a stubby tan.
stubby shorts
stubby shorts – n. really skimpy footy shorts that many Aussie blokes wear during the summer, some are stubby to the point of indecent exposure.
Ex. Someone would say “That bloke down the street is always mowing his lawn in his stubby shorts, will he ever wear pants???”
stubby riders
stubby riders – n. stubby shorts that ride up your arse when jogging or bending over <see ridingstubs>.
Ex. I wear my stubby riders every day at the gym so the girls can cop a perve of my curves.
stubbies
stubbies – n. a pair of Australian stubby footy shorts which look virtually like male hotpants YUCK!!!
;} slang for “stubby shorts.”
Ex. Got to change out of me stubbies, don’t want to look like a yobbo.
Ex. That bloke’s stubbies are so stubby his arse hangs out the bottom, he should be charged for indecent exposure!
slab
slab – n. Australian slang for a 24 pack of beer.
Ex. I’m going down to the bottlo to grab us a slab of VB to share with me mates when we watch the footy tonight.
shearer’s singlet
shearer’s singlet – n. Australian for cotton tanktops which are worn by many Aussie blokes from shearer’s to yobbos and the colour of the singlets is usually navy blue or black
shabcoonatitis
shabcoonatitis – n. someone who is an Arab living in Australia.
Ex. Alex Brownlie caught the shabcoonalitis.
root
root – n. Australian slang for sexual intercourse.
Ex. 1: Gonna hook up with some chicks and get a root.
2: Been to this fully sick club the other night, got a good root with a bunch of hot chicks mate! Fully sick!!!
ridingstubs
ridingstubs – n. Australian made stubby shorts that will ride up your arse when jogging or bending over at the gym which your buns get exposed.
Ex. All those girls on the marathon track copped a perve of that bloke’s arse hanging out of his ridingstubs.
RADU
RADU – Acronym. acronym for Real Aussies Drive Utes. This is a bumper sticker you can buy in Australia at many novelty outlets for your ute (or pickup truck as Americans call them)
psahouland
psahouland – n. an annoying TV show full of people with Australian accents
piss
piss – n. Aussie slang for beer.
Ex. 1: Someone would say “my husband’s been on the piss again, he came home staggering last night.”
2: An angry wife would say to her yobbo husband “you’ve been out last night on the piss haven’t ya???”
hopoate
hopoate – v. to jam your fingers up someone’s arse. I made this word up after Aussie Rugby player John Hopoate jammed his fingers up the arses of footballers.
Ex. Oh my god, that guy got hopoated by some sick freak!!!
hard yakka
hard yakka – n. Australian slang for “hard work” in manual labour jobs, like building construction