| abseil (v) | to rappel (rock climbing) |
| aerial ping pong (n) | Australian Rules Football (Footy) |
| air bottles (n) | Scuba tanks also "air cylinder" |
| bale (n) | The top piece on a cricket wicket. |
| ball huggers (n) | Speedos (also see budgie smugglers) |
| Barmy army (n) | English cricket fans |
| barrack (v) | to cheer for |
| behind (n) | a one-point score in footy |
| berley (n) | chum, bait (fishing) "Berley is spread behind the boat to lure in the fish." |
| bowler (n) | the pitcher in cricket |
| Canadian canoe (n) | canoe Differentiates from simply canoe, which can also mean a kayak. |
| cross country wrestling (adj) | The game of rugby. |
| cylinder (n) | Scuba tank also air bottle |
| debutante (adj) | anyone making their debut (pronounced de-boo), most commonly used in sports |
| fisher (n) | fisherman |
| fisho (n) | fish seller, fisherman |
| fixture (n) | game schedule (sport) |
| football (n) | soccer (Europe) |
| Footy (n) | Australian Rules Football |
| Gabba, the (n) | Woolloongabba, the Brisbane cricket ground |
| give up (n) (v) | the equivalent of a punt in Australian Rules Football (Footy) |
| gridiron (n) | American football Football is soccer, Footy is Australian Rules Football, gridiron is American football. |
| grommet (n) | young surfer |
| hit and giggle (v) | women's tennis game |
| jumper punch (n) (v) | a technique in footy where one player grabs another's jumper (jersey) and punches him in the chest, making it look like they're grappling. Illegal, but hard to enforce. |
| 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." |
| mark (n) | clean catch in footy (Aussie rules football) sets up a free kick |
| MCG | Melbourne Cricket Ground The cricket stadium in Melbourne. |
| Melbourne Cup (n) | most famous horse race in Australia, held in Melbourne the first Tuesday in November The whole country celebrates, goes to parties; women wear fancy hats. |
| naughts and crosses (n) | tic tac toe |
| neddies (n) | race horses |
| nursery slope (n) | bunny hill (skiing) |
| oval (n) | athletic field or stadium |
| pitch (n) | cricket field |
| premiership (n) | championship "The Eagles won the footy premiership in 2006." |
| Rugby League (n) | Gentlemen's game played by thugs. |
| Rugby Union (n) | Thug's game played by gentlemen. |
| shark biscuit (n) | novice surfer |
| shorie (adj) | shore or beach dive (Scuba diving) |
| side (n) | team (sport) "The Australian side won the game." |
| sin bin (n) | penalty box in Rugby League |
| SLSC (n) | Surf Life Saving Club local volunteer beach lifesaving service |
| Socceroos (n) | Australia's national soccer team. |
| spinner (n) | the pitcher in the game of cricket |
| sport | sports no "s,"one of those Aussie plural things |
| springy (n) | short wetsuit (shortie) |
| steamer (n) | full-length one-piece wetsuit "The water is cold; I'm going to wear my steamer." |
| stumps (n) | The upright sticks in a cricket wicket, the posts that hold up a building |
| surfies (n) | surfers |
| surf lifesaver (n) | beach lifeguard (see SLSC) |
| surf ski (n) | small, sit-on-top ocean kayak |
| swimming costume, swimmers (n) |
bathing suit "She put on her swimmers." |
| ten-pin bowling (n) | American style bowling, as opposed to lawn bowling. |
| test (n) | a cricket game |
| tipping (v) | sports betting, predicting the winner of a game or series Tipping competitions are common and legal. |
| top-dress (n) (v) | to surface a playing field |
| WACA (n) (pronounced wack-a) |
West Australian Cricket Association, the Perth Cricket Oval |
| WAFL (n) (pronounced waffle) | West Australian Football League |
| Wallabies (n) | name of Australia's National Rugby team |
| wettie (n) | wetsuit |
| white pointers (n) | great white sharks; topless sunbathers |
| wicket (n) | The three posts and top piece (bale) in the game of cricket. |