| lackies (n) | rubber bands From "elastic bands". |
| Lady Muck (adj) | arrogant woman who puts on airs |
| lair, lairy (adj) | flashily dressed, brash, vulgar man, to dress someone or something in bad taste |
| lair it up (adj) | act brashly or vulgarly |
| Lamington (n) | sponge cake covered in chocolate and coconut |
| land bank (adj) | to hold onto land for later release |
| laneway (n) | alley "Put the rubbish bin in the laneway." |
| larking around (v) | goofing off |
| larrikin (n) | harmless prankster, loud goof-off |
| lash (v) | to leave |
| laughin', we're (adj) | we got it made "We sell that house and we're laughin'." |
| launch (n) | large power boat |
| lay by (adj) | lay away, to put a deposit on something and gradually pay it off |
| leadlight (n) | stained glass windows |
| leave it with me (v) | I'll do it. |
| leavers (n) | recent school graduate "The school leavers gave the cops strife." |
| lecturer (n) | instructor at a university or TAFE |
| leg (boating) (n) | outboard motor or out-drive lower unit "The leg broke and stranded them on the reef." |
| leg spin bowler, spin bowler (adj) | Bowler in cricket who flips the ball off his wrist as he releases it. "Shane Warne was the best leg spin bowler." |
| lemonade (n) | Seven-Up, Sprite, or any clear lemon soda not fresh-squeezed American style lemonade. |
| let off (v) | to be laid off from a job |
| letter box (n) | mailbox (home) You put your mail into a post box and receive it in your letter box. |
| letter drop (n) (v) | bulk mail |
| let your hair open (v) | let your hair down, relax |
| licensed restaurant (n) | restaurant that can serve liquor |
| lifestyle (adj) | leisure, quality of life, enjoying oneself |
| lift (n) | elevator "Take the lift to the top floor." |
| lift your game (adj) | improve |
| like a shag on a rock (adj) | something that sticks out like a sore thumb. |
| like a two-bob watch (adj) | something unreliable |
| like buggery (adj) | with lots of energy "Run like buggery!" |
| like the clappers (adj) | fast |
| lippy (n) | lipstick |
| liquid laugh (v) | vomit |
| little boy (n) | small red sausage |
| littlies (v) | small children |
| little vegemites (adj) | children |
| litre (symbol "l") | metric measure of volume about 1 quart |
| lob, lob in (v) | drop in for a visit, often unannounced |
| loggerwood (n) | a person going nowhere, deadwood |
| lollies (n) | candy |
| lollypop man (n) | Person with the "stop" and "slow" signs, directing traffic at a road construction site. The signs are round and on a stick, like a large lollypop. |
| London to a brick (adj) | absolute certainty |
| long paddock (n) | side of the road where livestock graze during droughts When the fields are bare, farmers let the cattle graze the grass alongside the road. |
| long service leave (n) | a sabbatical |
| long weekend (n) | a three-day holiday weekend |
| longneck (n) | large bottle of beer in South Australia |
| loo (n) | toilet |
| loo tickets (n) | toilet paper |
| lorry (n) | truck |
| lost the plot (adj) | went crazy "He lost the plot and trashed the office." |
| lot (adj) | a daily dosage of medicine (pharmaceuticals) |
| lot, the (adj) | everything "I'll have a hamburger with the lot." |
| lounge, lounge room (n) | living room |
| lubra (n) | Aboriginal woman (from lubara, Aboriginal word from Tasmania) Not a popular word to use; American equivalent would be squaw. |
| lunch bar (n) | independent fast food shop serving sandwiches, rolls, pies, etc. |
| lurks (adj) | benefits of a situation outside legal or ethical guidelines. |
| lurks and perks (adj) | benefits: illegal (lurks) and legal (perks) "They're the lurks and perks of elected office." |