woolly dog

Used in an Australian phrase, meaning to "fuck off."

1. Get a big black woolly dog up ya!

2. Get a woolly dog up ya!

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sherbet

Australian slang, nmeaning a beer. Derived from the frothy head of a newly poured glass of beer.

1. Geez, I reckon we could both do with an icey sherbet, hey Bruce?

2. Christ Almighty, I could knock the fuckin' head off an ice cold sherbet, right about now.

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red ragging

Originally a derisive term for the political activities left-wing activists.

1. Where ya been, Leon, red ragging again?

2. Yep, he's a real red ragger.

3. Raggin' raggin' red red raggin'... commos to a man, and if that's being commo, it's commo where I stand... - from the song "Red Raggin'"

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Panman

A quasi-religious figure, Panman trawls parties, draining second-hand alcohol from cigarette laden bottles and mucky glasses into a saucepan and then imbibing.

1. Look, there's Panman drinking from a pan!

2. "Panman, monkey-boy, you hear it from the people in the town..."

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dishlicker

A dog. It is also used to describe betting on Greyhound Races.

1. I'm gunna put a few bucks on the dishlickers.

2. Can I bring my dishlicker with me?

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piggy in a blanket

A simple Australian meal, comprising a sausage wrapped in a buttered slice of white bread, covered with tomato sauce. The plural form, like Attorneys General, is piggies in a blanket.

1. I want a piggy in a blanket.

2. Kid: What's for tea, Mummy?
Mummy: Piggies in a blanket, dear.
Kid: Yay!

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arsewipe

An Australia term meaning a thoroughly worthless person, a real bastard.

1. You know that Ted bloke?...what an arsewipe.

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