| cack (v) | to laugh |
| cack-a-dacks (v) | to drop trousers, to moon someone. |
| cactus (adj) | dead "That car is cactus." |
| Caesars (n) | Caesarean section "Too posh to push." |
| cake hole (n) | mouth |
| call Ralph (v) | to vomit |
| CALM (n) | Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management In 2007, changed to DEC, Department of Environment and Conservation. |
| camp (adj) | one who acts very gay |
| Canadian canoe (n) | canoe Differentiates from simply canoe, which can also mean a kayak. |
| cane it (v) | drive fast |
| cane toad (n) (adj) | Amphibian originally imported to control beetles that has become an exotic pest. Also a nickname for a person from Queensland. |
| canteen (n) | school cafeteria |
| capsicum (n) | bell pepper |
| Captain Cook (v) | a look (rhyming slang) "Go take a Captain Cook." |
| car bays (n) | parking places |
| car park (n) | parking lot |
| caravan (n) | travel trailer |
| carer (n) | caregiver |
| cark, carked, carked it (v) | to die "He carked it." |
| carn (v) | short for "come on" used as encouragement |
| carriageway (n) | roadway |
| carry on like a cat burying shit (adj) | very busy |
| carry on like a pork chop (v) (adj) | throw a fit about nothing |
| carton (n) | case of beer, also box or slab of beer |
| caster sugar (n) | fine grain sugar used for icing |
| cat flap (n) | doggie door |
| cat's piss, mean as (adj) | cheap, stingy |
| cattle duffer (n) | rustler |
| CBD (n) | Central Business District, downtown area of a city "I've got to go into the CBD." |
| celebrant (n) | a person who performs a non-religious wedding or funeral. |
| centimetre (symbol cm) | metric measure of length. There are 100 centimetres in a metre. about 3/8 inch |
| cellar door (n) | wine tasting room |
| chalk and cheese (adj) | no comparison "The difference between Budweiser and Crown Lager is chalk and cheese." |
| chalkie (n) | teacher |
| chase him up (v) | look for him "I'll chase him up." |
| chasie (n) | tag (game of) |
| chat (n) | shit |
| chat show (n) | talk show |
| chat up (n) | flirting talk "He was chatting her up." |
| Chateau Cardboard (adj) | cheap wine that comes in a cardboard box |
| cheek, cheeky (adj) | impudence, to show gall "The cheeky bastard stole my girl!" |
| cheerio | goodbye |
| cheers | thanks, good bye, also a drinking salute. |
| chemist (n) | pharmacy, pharmacist "I'll drop by the chemist's and have a chat with the chemist. |
| chewie (n) | chewing gum |
| Chiko Roll (n) | a sausage wrapped in pastry |
| China (n) | old friend rhyming slang: China plate = mate |
| chin wag (n) (v) | a chat |
| chippy (n) | carpenter |
| chips (n) | French fries |
| chock a spaz (v) | throw a fit |
| chock-a-block (adj) | full "The theatre was chock-a-block." |
| chockers (adj) (pronounced chokkas) |
full (from chock full) "After that meal, I'm chockers!" |
| chocolate sauce (n) | chocolate syrup |
| choke a darkie (v) | defecate |
| chokkie (n) | chocolate |
| choof-off (v) | to go away quickly |
| chook (n) | chicken |
| chook raffle (n) | money raiser selling chicken Can also be used generically for any raffle. |
| Chrissy (n) | Christmas |
| Christmas on a stick (adj) | Sarcastic comment about someone who thinks he or she is special. "What do you think you are, Christmas on a stick?" |
| Christmas tree (n) | Western Australian native tree (nuytsia floribunda) that blooms orange around Christmastime. A member of the mistletoe family, Aboriginal people peeled and ate the suckers, which are sweet and taste like candy. |
| chuck a brown eye (v) | to hang a BA, to "moon" someone |
| chuck a sad (adj) | to be depressed |
| chuck a sickie (v) | To take a sick day from work, often when you're not sick. |
| chuck a wobbly (v) | throw a tantrum |
| chuffed (adj) | pleased and excited "He was chuffed about his promotion." |
| chukas | good luck |
| chunder (v) | throw up (from "watch under") "He got seasick and chundered." |
| CJs (cock jocks) (n) | Speedos (also budgie smugglers, ball huggers) |
| clacker (n) | anus From "cloaca;", platypus or bird anal pore. |
| cladding (n) | siding (building materials) "The house has aluminium cladding." |
| clanger (n) | a lie, accidental insult, faux pas, embarrassing mistake |
| clawback (v) (adj) | the recovery of funds already disbursed "The plan would clawback benefits." |
| Clayton's (adj) | fake, substitute Comes from a non-alcohol whiskey-like beverage called Clayton's. |
| cleanskin (n) | bottle of wine with no label; something that hasn't been used; an unbranded cow cleanskin wines can be bought cheap, or custom-relabelled |
| clobber (n) | clothes, belongings |
| clothes peg (n) | clothespin |
| cloud cuckoo land (adj) | fantasy |
| clucky (adj) | feeling motherly A hen goes clucky when she begins to sit on her eggs. |
| coach (n) | tour bus |
| Coat Hanger, the (n) | Sydney Harbour Bridge |
| cobber (n) | friend, mate old term, rarely used |
| cockatoo (n) | type of Australian parrot |
| cockie (n) | a cockatoo, a farmer, a cockroach |
| cockie gate (n) | a homemade farm gate |
| cockroach (n) | person from New South Wales |
| codswallop | load of shit "Sounds like codswallop to me." |
| cohort (adj) | a group at the same level commonly used for students |
| coldie (n) | a cold beer |
| college (n) | a high school |
| come a gutser (adj) | made a bad mistake, had an accident |
| come on like a raw prawn (adj) | being disagreeable |
| compo (n) | worker's compensation |
| concession, concessionaire (n) | student or senior (for discounts) "Entrance is $5; concessionaires $3." |
| conchy (adj) | From "conscientious;", person who would rather study or work than play. |
| Cooee!(exclamation) | "Hey, where are you?? I'm over here!" A way of calling out to someone in the bush. |
| cooee (adj) | nearby, within ear shot "It's not within cooee of here." |
| cooker (n) | oven |
| cool drinks (n) | sodas |
| Coolgardie safe (n) | a cabinet for storing perishable foods, used before refrigeration Named after the town of Coolgardie, where it was invented. It was a box covered in wet hessian (burlap) that kept the contents cool through evaporation. |
| cordial (n) | flavoured sweet drink like Kool-Aid comes in liquid concentrate, you add a little to a glass of water |
| corflute (n) | waxed cardboard used in making signs |
| corker (adj) | really good "This band is a corker!" |
| coronial (n) | having to do with a coroner "The coronial inquest proved he was murdered." |
| corroboree (n) | Aboriginal traditional celebration with song and dance "We danced and sang at the corroboree." |
| cos (n) (pronounced koss) |
romaine lettuce |
| cot (n) | baby crib |
| cotton (n) | generic term for any type of thread |
| cotton wool (n) | cotton balls |
| counter meal (n) | a meal served by ordering at a counter. Counter meals are common, from fast food to mid-priced restaurants and pubs |
| country cousin (adj) | a dozen (rhyming slang) |
| course (n) | a series of doses (prescription drugs) "I took a course of Imodium to get rid of traveller's tummy." |
| cozzie, cossie (n) | swimsuit From swimming costume. |
| crack a fat (v) | to get an erection |
| crack onto (v) | hit on someone romantically |
| cracked a spack (v) | throw a fit, go crazy, get very angry |
| cray (n) | lobster From crayfish |
| crazier than a cut snake (adj) | crazy, in a friendly sort of way |
| creche (n) (pronounced "kresh") |
day care centre, baby's room |
| Crikey! | "Wow!" |
| crim (adj) | criminal |
| crisps (n) | potato chips Not to be confused with chips, which are French fries. |
| crook (adj) | sick or ill, can also mean "thief" "I feel crook. I think I'll take a sickie." |
| cross country wrestling (adj) | The game of rugby. |
| crotchet (n) (pronounced "crotch-et") |
quarter note (music) |
| crow eater | person from South Australia |
| crust (adj) | wage money |
| CSIRO (n) | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Official scientific arm of the government. |
| CUB (adj) | acronym for Cashed-Up Bogan A bogan (low-life) who's come into money and is indulging questionable tastes. |
| cubby (n) | kids playhouse, tree house |
| cuppa (n) | cup of tea or coffee "Hey mate, ya wanna cuppa?" |
| curly (adj) | nickname for a bald man |
| cut lunch (n) | sandwiches |
| cylinder (n) | Scuba tank also air bottle |