| packing polenta (adj) | scared |
| paddlepop (n) | Popsicle Paddlepop is a brand name, but it's used generically for any Popsicle. |
| paddock (n) | fenced pasture |
| panel beater (n) | auto body repairman |
| para, paralytic (adj) | very drunk |
| paroo uppercut (adj) | to hit someone in the jaw with a 2 x 4 |
| partner (n) | spouse, married or not, of either sex |
| pash, pashing (n) (v) | making out, a long, passionate kiss |
| pasty (n) | a round of pastry rolled over a meat or vegetable filling, a meat pie. |
| pastoralist (adj) | large scale cattle or sheep farmer |
| Pat Malone (adj) | on my own, alone (rhyming slang) "I went with Pat Malone." |
| Pat the Rat (adj) | meddling neighbor (from a character in Aussie TV show "Sons and Daughters") |
| patch (n) | area, business "Tend your own patch." (Mind your own business.) |
| pavement pizza (n) | vomit |
| pavers (n) | exterior brick flooring |
| Pavlova, Pav (n) | a light and dreamy meringue dessert Whipped egg whites, vanilla, and sugar, created in Perth in 1935 for the visiting Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova. |
| pawpaw (n) | papaya |
| pay rise (n) | pay raise |
| PAYG (n) | payroll withholding tax Pay As You Go |
| PBS (n) | Prescription Benefit Scheme Medicare's subsidized drug system |
| PCYC (n) | Police & Citizens Youth Club like the YMCA |
| peak hour (adj) | rush hour (traffic) |
| peanut paste (n) | peanut butter |
| pearler (adj) | of excellence "The batsman hit a pearler." |
| pear-shaped (adj) | a situation that's gone bad "When things go bad, they go pear-shaped." |
| peckish (adj) | hunger-induced crabbiness "I'm feeling peckish." |
| pelican crossing (n) | crosswalk where pedestrians activate red crossing lights. short for PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled crossing: PELICON |
| pelmet (n) | valance "The curtains hung behind the pelmet." |
| pen (n) | slip (boating) "Tie up the boat in the pen." |
| penalty rates (n) | rates of pay higher than normal rates, for work performed outside normal working hours |
| pension day (n) | the day government pension cheques arrive |
| pensioner (adj) | retiree |
| periodical tenancy (adj) | month-to-month rental (real estate) |
| person of interest (n) | suspect (police work) "He was declared a person of interest by the police." |
| Perspex (n) | clear plastic panel: Lucite, acrylic, Plexiglas actual chemical name: polymethyl methacrylate |
| perve (n) (v) | a pervert, to lust |
| petrol (n) | gasoline |
| physio (n) | physical therapist |
| pickled (adj) | drunk |
| pie (n) | an individual sized meat pie, with meat and/or vegetable filling, can be eaten like a burger |
| piece of piss (adj) | something easy "That job's a piece of piss." |
| pig's arse (adj) (pronounced ass) |
I disagree "In a pig's arse!" |
| pig's bum (adj) | something that's not true |
| pikelet (n) | small pancake served cold |
| piker (adj) | willing outcast |
| pinch (v) | to steal "You pinched the last bickie." |
| pint (n) | large glass of beer |
| pipped (adj) | marginally beaten for price, stolen, taken illegally |
| pips (n) | seeds in fruit or vegetables |
| piss (n) | beer |
| piss off (v) | go away |
| piss tank (adj) | big drinker |
| pitch (n) | cricket field |
| plagon (adj) | gallon bottle of cheap wine |
| plant the foot (v) | to drive fast |
| play funny buggers (adj) | to cheat, act stupidly |
| play over (n) | play date (kids) |
| plonk (n) | cheap wine |
| P & C (n) | Parents and Citizens Association equivalent to U.S. PTA |
| pokies (n) | slot machines, poker machines, gambling machines |
| pollie, pols (n) | politician |
| polony (n) | bologna, baloney? (lunch meat) |
| poly, poly pipe (n) | polyethylene pipe used in irrigation |
| Pom, Pommy, Pommy bastard (n) | Anyone from England. There are numerous explanations. "Prisoner of His Majesty," "Port of Melbourne," "Permit of Migration," also rhyming slang: pomegranate (immigrant) |
| pommy shower (adj) | to use deodorant instead of bathing |
| pong (adj) | bad smell |
| poo (n) (v) | feces, from any species |
| poo tickets (n) | toilet paper |
| poof, poofter (n) (pronounced poof-tah) |
gay man |
| poor fist (adj) | a bad effort |
| pop (v) | to go "I'm going to pop over to the shops." |
| porky (adj) | a lie (rhyming slang: pork pie) "He told another porky." |
| porridge (n) | any hot cereal |
| port (n) | suitcase From portmanteau. |
| posh (adj) | fancy, elegant |
| post (n)(v) | mail |
| post box (n) | mailbox (corner) "You send your mail in a post box; you receive your mail in a letter box." |
| postie (n) | postman |
| pot (beer) (n) | half pint glass of beer (Queensland, Victoria) |
| pot plants (n) | potted plants (not marijuana) |
| power point (n) | plug outlet usually individually switched at outlet, 240 volt |
| pozzy, possie (adj) | position "What's your pozzy on that issue?" |
| P-parking | on a sign indicating a paid parking zone The maximum time allowed follows the "P." a ticket can be purchased at a nearby kerb-side vending machine. |
| PPS (n) | Prescribed Payments System Tax collection system for business with a high cash income. |
| pracs, practicals (n) | science experiment |
| prairie dog (n) | gay man |
| pram (n) | stroller, baby buggy |
| prang (n) (v) | car accident |
| prawn (n) | shrimp "It's 'put another prawn on the barbie,' ya ignorant seppo." |
| preggers (adj) | pregnant |
| Premier (n) | elected head of an Australian state equivalent to U.S. state governor |
| premiership (n) | championship "The Eagles won the footy premiership in 2006." |
| pre-primary (n) | Equivalent to U.S. kindergarten Kindergarten, or kindy, is preschool. |
| preselect (v) | nominations in the Australian political process Done by a closed party committee, not by popular vote. |
| presenter (n) | announcer, DJ (radio, TV) |
| prezzy (n) | gift, present |
| primary school (n) | elementary school |
| prime mover (n) | tractor-truck that pulls a semi-trailer |
| prolly (adv) | probably |
| pub-crawl (n) (v) | drinking tour of the local taverns |
| puffed (adj) | tired "i was puffed after work." |
| puffer (n) | inhaler (pharmaceutical) |
| pull your head in (v) | get real, |
| pull your socks up | get it together, improve |
| puncy (adj) | effeminate, weak |
| punnet (n) (adj) | basket of berries, about 250 grams "I bought a punnet of strawberries." |
| punt (v) | to gamble In Australian Rules Football, a punt is a kick at the goal. |
| punter (n) | paying customer, tourist, also a gambler "The punters rode the coach to the museum." |
| purler (adj) | something great |
| purple patch (adj) | things are going well, in a good place "I'm in a purple patch." |
| push bike, pushie (n) | bicycle "I'll ride my pushie to school." |
| push chair (n) | wheelchair |
| pusher (n) | child's stroller |
| put on the wobbly boot (v) | to get drunk |
| put the wind up (v) | to urge someone on "I put the wind up him." |
| put some ginger into it | try harder |
| p/w | per week, referring to rentals Apartments, furniture and appliances are rented by the week. |