a
a bit much
Meaning:
excessive
Example:
I couldn’t believe she did that! It was a bit much, don’t you think?
a bit rough
Meaning:
unfair
Example:
What did you do that for? That was a bit rough!
It also means:
deemed unattractive
Example:
Wah?you went home with her! She’s a bit rough.
a bit thick
Meaning:
stupid
Example:
He’s a really nice guy and everything, it’s just that he’s a bit thick.
a cry-baby
Meaning:
cowardly, frightened person.
Example:
He’s such a wimp. A complete cry baby!
a go
Meaning:
definite arrangement
Example:
Cool! That’s a go. I’ll see you on Thursday for coffee.
a good thing
Meaning:
worthy, charitable
Example:
It’s a good thing she helped him when she did, god knows what might have happened.
a good wrap
Meaning:
praise
Example:
What did you get up to the other night? That girl gave you a really good wrap.
It also means:
flatter or compliment (someone)
Example:
I got a good wrap off my boss?I guess he’s happy with the work I’m doing.
a pop
Meaning:
each
Example:
That’ll be three dollars a pop.
a real…
Meaning:
intensifier meaning very
Example:
She’s a real bitch. She’s definitely got some problem.
a real shit
Meaning:
very bad or annoying
Example:
He’s real shit to work with – never gets anything done.
a right
Meaning:
intensifier meaning very
Example:
He’s a right mummy’s boy.
AA
Meaning:
Alcoholics Anonymous
Example:
Are you off to your AA meeting?
about face
Meaning:
drastically change opinions or ideas
Example:
He did an about face on that one.
about time
Meaning:
finally
Example:
It’s about time you were ready. I’ve been waiting for ages.
absobloodylutely
Meaning:
Adverb meaning Absolutely.
Example:
Absobloodylutely!
absolute steal
Meaning:
cheap
Example:
Did I show you what I picked up during the sales? Check this out?it was an absolute steal.
accident
Meaning:
unplanned pregnancy
Example:
Were you an accident?
ace
Meaning:
excellent, very good
Example:
That’s ace!
ace it up
Meaning:
shut up
Example:
Will you kids ace it up. You’re giving me a goddamn headache!
Achilles’ heel
Meaning:
weakness
Example:
Men are my Achilles’ heel. I keep falling for them.
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a
acid
Meaning:
hallucinogenic drug LSD
Example:
Who’s getting the acid?
acid house
Meaning:
The dance music before raves. It was connected with ‘house’ music and ‘ecstasy’.
Example:
I picked up this cool acid house cd the other day.
acquired taste
Meaning:
a liking that grows with experience
Example:
You don’t like it? Yeah?Durian is definitely an acquired taste.
across-the-board
Meaning:
applying to everyone or everything
Example:
They’re making across the board changes.
act
Meaning:
fake or insincere
Example:
She must really like him. She’s putting on a complete act.
act on the spur of the moment
Meaning:
rash unplanned decision
Example:
Oh?live a little! We never do anything on the spur of the moment.
act up
Meaning:
sexual relations
Example:
You look tired. Did you act up last night?
It also means:
not functioning properly
Example:
My damned Mac is acting up again.
act your age
Meaning:
behave more sensibly
Example:
I don’t like acting my age – it’s too boring.
action
Meaning:
happening e.g. Party
Example:
Where’s the action tonight?
It also means:
sexual relations
Example:
Did you get any action?
ad
Meaning:
advertisement
Example:
Sometimes the ads are more interesting than the TV shows.
Adam’s apple
Meaning:
cartilage at the front of the throat
Example:
Beware of beautiful looking women with Adam’s apples.
add fuel to the fire
Meaning:
make a situation worse
Example:
Don’t do that, it’ll only add fuel to the fire.
add insult to injury
Meaning:
make a grievance worse
Example:
And then, to add insult to injury, he hung up on her.
add two and two together
Meaning:
determine the truth from available clues
Example:
It makes sense, doesn’t it, if you add to and to together?they’ve got to be sleeping together.
add up
Meaning:
make sense
Example:
I’ve been thinking about it all day and something’s wrong. It just doesn’t add up.
affair
Meaning:
immoral sexual relationship
Example:
Did you know they’re having an affair?
afoot
Meaning:
happening
Example:
There’s something afoot.
afro
Meaning:
bushy and round hair style popular in the 70’s, especially with American Negroes
Example:
Eliza’s boyfriend’s wearing a pink afro to the fancy dress party.
after someone’s blood
Meaning:
seeking revenge
Example:
Keep your head down. He’s after someone’s blood.
against the clock
Meaning:
quickly
Example:
They were working against the clock to get it finished.
a
against all odds
Meaning:
with extreme difficulty
Example:
We got it done against all odds. I was quite proud.
age of consent
Meaning:
age which the law deems you old enough to have sexual relations
Example:
Tell me that he was above the age of consent?please!
ages
Meaning:
a long time
Example:
That was ages ago. I can’t believe you still remember it.
aggro
Meaning:
aggressive, troublemaking
Example:
He’s really aggro after he’s had a few drinks.
ahead of one’s time
Meaning:
to have thoughts or ideas considered to be advanced
Example:
He’s ahead of his time.
AIDS
Meaning:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Example:
AIDS is spreading so quickly. I can’t believe that some people still have unprotected sex. i.e. Sex without a condom.
air between the ears
Meaning:
stupid
Example:
She always asks such stupid questions. I think she’s got nothing but air between her ears.
air guitar
Meaning:
An imaginary guitar played by rock music fans whilst listening to their favourite tunes.
Example:
Did you used to play air guitar when you were a kid?
air was so thick you could cut it with a knife
Meaning:
pertaining to a miserable or aggressive feeling between people
Example:
It was sooo dramatic. The air was so think you could cut it with a knife.
airhead
Meaning:
stupid person.
Example:
Talk about an airhead! He should be blonde!
airs and graces
Meaning:
conceited behaviour
Example:
You don’t have to turn on your airs and graces for me, you know.
airy-fairy
Meaning:
vague
Example:
What exactly do you mean? Your email was so airy-fairy.
It also means:
Lacking in strength of character. Colloq.
Example:
It was a good film, just a bit airy-fairy in parts.
alcho
Meaning:
alcoholic
Example:
Did you know he’s an alcho?
alive and kicking
Meaning:
healthy and in good spirits
Example:
She might be old, but she’s still alive and kicking.
all above water
Meaning:
legal
Example:
Really, it’s all above water.
all along
Meaning:
the whole time
Example:
I knew it all along. I should have trusted my instincts.
all at once
Meaning:
immediately
Example:
We were just having a really nice chat, and all at once he said he had to go and meet a friend. Seemed a bit fishy to me.
all dressed up and no where to go
Meaning:
having no friends and nothing to do
Example:
Look at him wandering around. Poor guy’s all dressed up and no where to go.
all ears
Meaning:
listen attentively
Example:
What’s up? I’m all ears.
all for it
Meaning:
total agreement
Example:
Completely! I’m all for it.
a
all heart
Meaning:
generous
Example:
That’s so sweet. She’s all heart.
all in
Meaning:
exhausted, tired
Example:
It’s been such a huge week. I’m all in.
It also means:
everyone participating
Example:
All in? Okay! Lets go.
all in a day’s work
Meaning:
normal business procedure, usually used when being coy
Example:
That’s cool. All in a day’s work.
all in his/her head
Meaning:
imaginary
Example:
He can’t really think that! It’s all in his head.
all in the family
Meaning:
keep something confidential
Example:
Don’t worry, know one will find out. It’s all in the family.
all mouth
Meaning:
boastful
Example:
We went on a date, but I had to make some lame excuse?I couldn’t stand it?he was all mouth and just kept going on and on.
all off
Meaning:
cancelled
Example:
If it rains, it’ll be all off.
It also means:
naked
Example:
I couldn’t believe it. He was just sitting there with it all off. Yeah?all of it. I think he’s a bit crazy.
all over
Meaning:
finished
Example:
That’s it. It’s all over.
It also means:
to be overly friendly or amorous
Example:
He was all over me. What the hell did he think I was?
all over the place
Meaning:
in disorder
Example:
I went to my brother’s place when he was bach and everything was all over the place.
It also means:
drunk
Example:
How’s your head? You were all over the place last night.
all screwed up
Meaning:
emotionally or mentally disturbed
Example:
I just need some time on a beach on my own. I’m a screwed up at the moment.
It also means:
broken, damaged
Example:
It’s all screwed up. What the hell did you do to it?
all smiles
Meaning:
happy, overjoyed
Example:
She was all smiles when I arrived.
all the go
Meaning:
popular or fashionable
Example:
You should get one! They’re all the go.
all the rage
Meaning:
popular or fashionable
Example:
It’s all the rage. Everyone’s doing it.
all there
Meaning:
sane
Example:
She’s all there. She knows what’s going on.
all thumbs
Meaning:
clumsy
Example:
He was cute, but he was all thumbs. He dropped his glass of wine on the sofa.
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Meaning:
one who works too much and doesn’t relax can be boring
Example:
Come on. Come out. You haven’t been out in ages, and you know that all work and no play makes Jack a very dull boy.
all-nighter
Meaning:
Staying up all night for any reason.
Example:
I’m exhausted. I did an all nighter last night.
all-rounder
Meaning:
person good at many things
Example:
His mother should be proud. He’s a real all-rounder – good looking, good at sports, smart?if only he didn’t have a girlfriend.
all-up
Meaning:
total, usually money
Example:
So how much is that all-up?
alright
Meaning:
Hello. A greeting.
Example:
Alright. How’s it going?
a
always looking down one’s nose
Meaning:
regard with distain
Example:
She’s so stuck up. She’s always looking down her nose at everyone else.
always on the go
Meaning:
active, busy
Example:
I don’t know how she keeps it up. She’s always on the go.
angel dust
Meaning:
cocaine
angry young man
Meaning:
young men, usually artistic who are outspoken again the Establishment
Example:
Yeah?but Tim’s not the norm. He’s an angry young man.
animal
Meaning:
dirty or crazy person
Example:
Gross! He’s an animal.
It also means:
wild in bed
Example:
He was an animal. It was absolutely amazing.
ankle-biters
Meaning:
young children
Example:
Do you want to have any ankle-biters?
anorak
Meaning:
An often socially inept person with little or no fashion sense, and erring towards eccentricity.
Example:
You can’t say that! He’s not an anorak, you just don’t understand him, that’s all.
anti
Meaning:
opposed to
Example:
She’s anti everything.
ants in one’s pants
Meaning:
impatient, listless
Example:
Wait a minute. What’s your problem? Have you got ants in your pants?
ant’s pants
Meaning:
the greatest
Example:
It was ant’s pants.
any
Meaning:
sexual intercourse
Example:
Did you get any last night?
anybody’s guess
Meaning:
unknown, uncertain
Example:
It’s anybody’s guess what he gets up to when he closes that door, but I’d sure love to know.
anyone who’s anyone
Meaning:
important people
Example:
Anyone who’s anyone will be there. You should come!
anyone would think money grew on trees
Meaning:
there is more money being spent than earned
Example:
The way you spend money anyone would think money grew on trees!
anything goes
Meaning:
a situation where there are no rules
Example:
Anything goes!
A-okay
Meaning:
no problems, working fine
Example:
Is everything A-okay?
ape
Meaning:
large, uncouth, unattractive man
Example:
He’s such an ape. I think he’s still waiting for evolution.
It also means:
angry and crazy
Example:
She just went ape on me. I didn’t know what to do.
apeshit
Meaning:
angry and crazy
Example:
He’ll go apeshit if he finds out. Lets keep it a secret.
April Fool
Meaning:
unsuspecting victim of an April Fools day (April 1) joke
Example:
I’m not going to be an April Fool this year. They got me so bad last year.
are you with me?
Meaning:
thinking the same way
Example:
Are you with me?
It also means:
listening intently
Example:
Are you with me? You don’t look like you’re paying attention.
a
arm in arm
Meaning:
walking close with linked arms, usually with a lover or close friend
Example:
It was really sweet. We had dinner and then we took a stroll?arm in arm?/p>
armed to the teeth
Meaning:
prepared for a situation, often with weapons
Example:
They knew there was going to be trouble. They were armed to the teeth.
around the bend
Meaning:
crazy
Example:
I think he’s been isolated for too long. He’s gone around the bend.
around the clock
Meaning:
continually, for a long time
Example:
You’ve been at it around the clock. You can’t keep this up.
around the twist
Meaning:
crazy insane
Example:
I’m going to go around the twist if I stay working there.
arse
Meaning:
bottom, buttocks, bum
Example:
He’s got a really cute arse.
It also means:
A mistake, a poor job.
Example:
You definitely made an arse of that one. What can we do to fix it?
arse about /around
Meaning:
To mess around, to waste time.
Example:
You guys have been arsing around for ages. Have you got anything done?
arse over tit
Meaning:
fall or trip over, usually in public
Example:
It was sooo embaressing. I just fell arse over tit in front of heaps of people.
arsehole
Meaning:
anus
It also means:
despicable person
Example:
He’s such an arsehole. Don’t listen to anything he says.
arseholed
Meaning:
Very drunk.
Example:
I was completely arseholed last night.
arse-licker
Meaning:
A sycophant.
Example:
He’s a complete arse-licker. I can’t believe our boss can’t see it.
arse-licking
Meaning:
Sycophantic behaviour.
Example:
What do you want? You’ve been arse-licking all week.
arse-up
Meaning:
fall or trip over, usually in public and usually heavily
Example:
She’d had to much to drink and went arse-up in front of everyone.
It also means:
ruined, a failure
Example:
It’s such an arse-up. How can we fix it?
arsewipe
Meaning:
Toilet paper.
Example:
Got any arsewipe?
It also means:
A contemptible person. Derogatory
Example:
He’s such an arsewipe.
arty-farty
Meaning:
pretentiously artistic
Example:
I like that arty-farty stuff.
arvo
Meaning:
Afternoon.
Example:
What are you doing this arvo?
as a rule
Meaning:
usually
Example:
As a rule, call my parents every week or so.
as good as they come
Meaning:
the best
Example:
You’re so lucky. He’s as good as they come.
as luck would have it
Meaning:
by chance
Example:
As luck would have it, I’ve just got one of those in today.
as right as rain
Meaning:
Satisfactory, comfortable, well.
Example:
I’m right as rain, thanks.
a
as the crow flies
Meaning:
distance measured directly
Example:
It’s about 10 ks, if you drive. It seems crazy, 'cos as the crow flies it’s only a couple of ks.
as thick as pigshit
Meaning:
Very stupid.
Example:
What’s the matter with you? Are you really think as pigshit?
as?as they come
Meaning:
the perfect example
Example:
This is as good as they come.
ASAP
Meaning:
as soon as possible
Example:
I know you’re really busy, but can you get that done ASAP?
ask for the world
Meaning:
demanding
Example:
She’d ask for the world if you’d give it to her.
ask someone out
Meaning:
invite to a social occasion
Example:
So, are you going to ask him out?
It also means:
used by teenagers for starting a relationship
Example:
I can’t believe it! He asked her out!
asking a bit much
Meaning:
demanding
Example:
That’s asking a bit much, don’t you think?
asleep on the job
Meaning:
not doing one’s work properly
Example:
I think he’s been asleep on the job again.
ass
Meaning:
backside.
Example:
She’s got a really cute ass.
It also means:
an unworthy and hated person.
Example:
He’s such an ass. He’s impossible to work with.
at a loose end
Meaning:
bored
Example:
I’m at a loose end. What the hell can I do now?
at a loss
Meaning:
uncertain
Example:
I’m at a loss. I’ll give it a couple of days before I make any firm decisions.
at a price
Meaning:
not for free, often expensive
Example:
You could get it, but it’d be at a price.
at arm’s length
Meaning:
at a distance
Example:
I’m keeping him at arm’s length until I decide what I want to do.
at death’s door
Meaning:
very ill, nearly dead
Example:
I’ve got to go and visit her. She’s on death’s door.
at each other’s throats
Meaning:
fighting, arguing
Example:
They’ve been at each other’s throats for days. I hope they can sort this one out. I’m just sick of them arguing.
at every turn
Meaning:
constantly
Example:
There has been a fucking drama at every turn.
at first light
Meaning:
the beginning of the day, dawn
Example:
He gets up at first light. You won’t catch me doing that.
at hand
Meaning:
close
Example:
I can grab it. It’s at hand.
at it again
Meaning:
acting characteristically
Example:
They’re at it again?god! You can’t take them anywhere.
at large
Meaning:
escaped, usually from prison
Example:
Ohh?did you hear that there’s an escaped prisoner at large in the area.
a
at long last
Meaning:
finally
Example:
At long last! Right, can we go now?
at once
Meaning:
immediately
Example:
And all at once she grabbed it and put it in her bag.
at one time
Meaning:
in the past
Example:
At one time I would have been really pissed about it, but now I’ve calmed down a bit.
at one’s best
Meaning:
to perform to the best of ability
Example:
She’s been sick all week. She’s definitely not at her best.
at one’s fingertips
Meaning:
close
Example:
It’s just at my fingertips. I’ll grab it now if you like.
at someone
Meaning:
to annoy someone over a matter
Example:
He’s been at me for ages. I wish he’d just leave me along. I don’t know what his problem is.
at someone’s beck and call
Meaning:
compliant to someone’s wishes
Example:
He’s the perfect boyfriend. Always at my beck and call.
at the crack of dawn
Meaning:
the beginning of the day
Example:
Becky’s boyfriend is always up at the crack of dawn. You wouldn’t catch me dead before 8!
at the drop of a hat
Meaning:
immediately without being provoked
Example:
She just ran off at the drop of a hat. It was very strange.
at the end of one’s wits
Meaning:
confused or perplexed
Example:
I’m at the end of my wits as to what I can do with him. He’s just a complete and utter absent minded professor.
at the same time
Meaning:
nevertheless
Example:
At the sametime, we’ve got to consider what people really want.
at wits end
Meaning:
confused or perplexed
Example:
I’m at my wits end. I think I’ll just ignore it for a couple of days and hope it sorts itself out.
au natural
Meaning:
naked
Example:
Have you ever been swimming au natural? It’s a fabulous feeling.
Aussie
Meaning:
An Australian
Example:
He’s true blue Aussie.
avoid someone or something like the plague
Meaning:
avoid meeting or seeing someone
Example:
I still don’t know what to say to him so I’ve been avoiding him like the plague for the last week or so.
avvy
Meaning:
Afternoon.
Example:
What are you up to this avvy?
away with the fairies
Meaning:
daydreaming
Example:
I’ve been away with the fairies all day. I shouldn’t have had so much to drink last night.
awesome
Meaning:
great and impressive.
Example:
Awesome!
It also means:
Great! Excellent!
awful
Meaning:
excessive
Example:
He’s been going out an awful lot lately.
awfully
Meaning:
very
Example:
He’s awfully cute. Where did you find him?
a
AWOL
Meaning:
originally an army term, meaning absent without official leave
Example:
I’m going AWOL this afternoon. Need some thinking time.
axe
Meaning:
dismissal from job
Example:
They gave over 200 people the axe. It’s really not fair.
It also means:
A guitar.
Example:
Have you got an axe? (:-/)
b
babble
Meaning:
talking constantly
Example:
I don’t normally listen to her. She’s always babbling away about something.
babe
Meaning:
a good looking woman.
Example:
She’s a babe!
It also means:
Usually applied to a young attractive female but also said with reference to males.
Example:
He’s a babe!
baby
Meaning:
coward
Example:
Stop being such a baby, you can do it
It also means:
object or idea someone is very proud of
Example:
It’s nice, isn’t it. It’s my new baby.
baby boomer
Meaning:
a person born from the end of the Second World War until the early 1960s.
Example:
My parents are baby boomers. I often wonder why so many babies were born after the war. Were they happy?
baching
Meaning:
bachelor - man living alone
Example:
He’s flat has been a mess since his been baching it.
back down
Meaning:
admit fault or retreat from an argument
Example:
You just don’t know when to back down, do you?
back off
Meaning:
stop harassment
Example:
Why don’t you just back off! What’s your fucking problem?
back on one’s feet
Meaning:
to be well after a sickness
Example:
Good to see you’re back on your feet. Feelin okay now?
back passage
Meaning:
anus
Example:
Shove it up your back passage!
back someone up
Meaning:
support
Example:
Why didn’t you back me up? You knew I was right.
back stabber
Meaning:
a person who speaks badly about someone in their absence
Example:
Don’t trust him as far as you can throw him. His a real back stabber.
back stabbing
Meaning:
speaking badly about someone in their absence
Example:
Who are you back stabbing?
back to square one
Meaning:
begin again after some progress
Example:
Okay, it looks like we’ll have to go back to square one.
back to the drawing board
Meaning:
begin again after a set back
Example:
Okay, it looks like we’ll have to go back to the drawing board and think about this one all over again.
back to the grindstone
Meaning:
continue with monotonous work after a brief break
Example:
Enough time wasted. Back to the grindstone.
back up
Meaning:
support
Example:
Where was the back up when we needed it?
It also means:
slow down
Example:
Back up, what was that you just said?
back water
Meaning:
any boring, tedious place or thing
Example:
He lives in the middle of the back water.
backbone
Meaning:
strength of character, will
Example:
He hasn’t to any backbone – he’ll just give in to anything.
backbreaking
Meaning:
difficult often physical work
Example:
It was backbreaking work, but definitely worth it in the long run.
backhander
Meaning:
A bribe.
Example:
Did you have to give a backhander to get it done?
b
bad
Meaning:
good
Example:
Wah! That’s bad!
bad apple
Meaning:
one bad person in a group of predominately good
Example:
There’s always one bad apple.
bad break
Meaning:
misfortune
Example:
It was a bad break, but we’ll try and work something out.
bad egg
Meaning:
a dishonest and bad person in a group of predominately good
Example:
He’s a real bad egg. Don’t trust him.
bad form
Meaning:
not polite
Example:
That was bad form.
bad hair day
Meaning:
a day you can’t make your hair look the way you want it to
Example:
I feel like every day is a bad hair day at the moment.
bad loser
Meaning:
someone who doesn’t accept loosing very well
Example:
He’s such a bad loser. He always goes ape if he doesn’t get his own way.
bad luck
Meaning:
an expression of sympathy in regard to someone’s misfortunes
Example:
Bad luck. Is there anything I can do?
bad mouth
Meaning:
criticise
Example:
Who are you bad mouthing now?
bad news
Meaning:
a dishonest or bad person
Example:
She’s bad news. There’s always trouble when she’s around.
It also means:
problems or misfortune
Example:
I’ve got some bad news?
bad patch
Meaning:
a period of time where things haven’t worked out as expected
Example:
I been going through a bit of a bad patch. Hopefully things will start working out soon.
bad trot
Meaning:
a period of time where things haven’t worked out as expected
Example:
You’ve had a bad trot, haven’t you.
baddie
Meaning:
villain, especially stories or movies
Example:
Who played the baddie in that James Bond movie?
badger
Meaning:
to annoy someone over a matter
Example:
Will you stop badgering me! I’ll get it to you when I’m good and ready.
bag
Meaning:
an old woman
Example:
She’s such an old bag.
It also means:
chosen pursuit
Example:
That’s not my bag, baby!
bag lady
Meaning:
A homeless woman who carries her worldly possessions in bags.
Example:
Have you seen the old bag lady who lives down on the corner?
bag of bones
Meaning:
very thin
Example:
Don’t you eat? You’re a complete bag of bones.
bags
Meaning:
to reserve
Example:
I bags the front seat. (A very common call among kids who want to sit in the front of the car.)
bags of money
Meaning:
a lot of money
Example:
You must have bags of money. Where did all this stuff come from?
bags under the eyes
Meaning:
to be displaying signs of tiredness around the eyes
Example:
I really need some sleep. Look at the bags under my eyes?/p>
b
bail
Meaning:
to leave
Example:
I’ve got to bail. I’ve got to meet my friend in 10.
bail someone one
Meaning:
to rescue from an awkward or dangerous situation
Example:
Don’t bail on me now. I’m so close. I’m sure she likes me.
bait
Meaning:
to tease for a reaction
Example:
Stop baiting me. You’re just trying to piss me off.
bald as a badger
Meaning:
having no hair
Example:
Do you think a man who is bald as a badger can still be sexy?
ball
Meaning:
a fun time.
Example:
I had a ball. We’ll have to do it again sometime.
It also means:
a testicle.
Example:
He’s only got one ball! No!
ball and chain
Meaning:
wife
Example:
I think it’s pretty awful when men call their wives “the old ball and chain”.
bollocks
Meaning:
The testicles.
It also means:
Rubbish, nonsense.
Example:
That’s complete and utter bollocks! Where did you hear that?
balls
Meaning:
nonsense
Example:
That’s complete and utter balls.
balls
Meaning:
Testicles. Usually in plural.
Example:
Guys have to watch their balls if they want to play football.
It also means:
Courage
Example:
She hasn’t got the balls to tell him the truth.
ball’s in someone’s court
Meaning:
the decision has to be made by someone
Example:
I don’t particularly mind what we do, the ball’s in your court.
ballsed-up
Meaning:
Ruined, in a mess.
Example:
You really ballsed-up that one, didn’t you!
balls-up
Meaning:
A mess up, a cock-up.
Example:
That was a complete and utter balls-up. Who organised that?
balmy
Meaning:
Insane, crazy.
Example:
He’s quite balmy, but that’s what I like about him.
baloney
Meaning:
Nonsense. Also spelt boloney.
Example:
That’s baloney. I never said that!
bamboozle
Meaning:
to confuse
Example:
This should bamboozle them.
banana
Meaning:
A penis.
bananas
Meaning:
crazy, insane
Example:
Am I going completely and utterly bananas?
bandwagon
Meaning:
popular or fashionable
Example:
Everyone’s jumping on the bandwagon.
bang
Meaning:
To fornicate. A particularly aggressive term.
Example:
I couldn’t get any sleep last night. My flat mate bought home this girl and they were banging away for hours.
It also means:
To put or place, the implication being with nonchalance.
Example:
Just bang it down over there.
bang on
Meaning:
Exactly, correct.
Example:
He was bang on the mark when he guessed she was pregnant.
b
bang on about something
Meaning:
To talk incessantly and uninterestingly, to nag.
Example:
He was banging on about something or other. I’m not sure what, I wasn’t really listening.
bang someone up
Meaning:
To put (someone) in prison.
Example:
If he’s not careful, they’ll bang him up.
banged up
Meaning:
pregnant
Example:
They’re only getting married 'cos he got her banged up. Not that it really matters?
banger
Meaning:
A sausage.
Example:
My Dad does great bangers and mash. (Sausages and mashed potatoe).
bank on
Meaning:
depend on
Example:
You can bank on him to help you out. He’s really reliable.
baps
Meaning:
Breasts.
Example:
Did you see the baps on her?
bar
Meaning:
except
Example:
I don’t mind who comes around, bar that guy. He’s awful.
It also means:
disallow entry
Example:
My friend Jess was barred entry from a pub once. It’s a long, but quite amusing story.
barbie
Meaning:
Barbecue.
Example:
What are you doing on the weekend? Why don’t you come round for a barbie.
It also means:
A girl who has as much brains as a Barbie doll.
Example:
She’s really cute, but she’s a complete barbie.
barbs
Meaning:
Barbiturates.
barefaced
Meaning:
shameless
Example:
He stood there and told me a barefaced lie. He said he’d never gone out with her, and I saw them together. He’s really got a nerve!
barrel of laughs
Meaning:
extremely amusing
Example:
Get him around. He’s a barrel of laughs.
barf
Meaning:
vomit
Example:
Did you hear what happened on their first date? She had too much to drink and barfed all over him. I can’t believe he saw her again.
bargain for
Meaning:
expect
Example:
I’m really liking my new job, but it is definitely more than I’d bargained for.
barge in
Meaning:
interrupt
Example:
Excuse me! You can’t just barge into the middle of someone’s conversation like that!
bark is worse than his bite
Meaning:
to look or sound more aggressive than reality
Example:
Don’t worry about him. His bark is much worse than his bite.
barking
Meaning:
Insane or very angry.
Example:
He’ll be barking if he finds out. I definitely don’t want to be around.
barmy
Meaning:
crazy, insane
Example:
She’s quite barmy, which is probably why I like her.
barney
Meaning:
An argument.
Example:
I didn’t know what to do. We were just standing there and suddenly these two guys started having a barney. We got out of the way quick smart.
bash
Meaning:
An event, a party.
Example:
Are you going to have a bash for your Birthday?
It also means:
An attempt.
Example:
If you don’t give it a bash, you’ll never know if you can do it or not.
bashing
Meaning:
to attack physically
Example:
The strong, dumb kids at school are always bashing the smart, quiet kids.
b
basket case
Meaning:
A lunatic, an emotionally unstable person, a dysfunctional person.
Example:
She’s a complete basket case. I bet she’d have an interesting story if you sat down and talked to her.
bastard
Meaning:
despicable person
Example:
A contemptible person. Derogatory Derived from the original meaning, an illegitimate person, when to be born out of wedlock was viewed as objectionable.
It also means:
exclamation
Example:
Used as an negative intensifier.
bastard of an act
Meaning:
terrible, unpleasant occurrence
Example:
I can’t believe he did that. That was and absolute bastard of an act.
bat one’s eyelids at someone
Meaning:
to flirt (particularly for women)
Example:
She must be really desperate. Did you see her batting her eyelids at that really ugly guy?
bathroom
Meaning:
toilet
Example:
Excuse me, where’s your bathroom.
battered
Meaning:
Very intoxicated by drink or drugs.
Example:
I was completely battered last night. I can’t remember much. Did I make a fool of myself?
battle-axe
Meaning:
unpleasant, domineering woman
Example:
She’s such a battle-axe. I’d hate to have to work with her.
batty
Meaning:
Crazy, eccentric.
Example:
He’s absolutely batty, but he’s got great dress sense!
BB gun
Meaning:
air rifle
Example:
I’ve never really understood boys’ obsession with BB guns.
B-ball
Meaning:
basketball.
Example:
Are you up for a game of b-ball?
be a devil
Meaning:
to dare to do something
Example:
Oh, go on! Be a devil!
be a pal
Meaning:
asking someone for assistance
Example:
Oh, go on! Be a pal?please
be a sport
Meaning:
agree to play by the rules
Example:
If you’re going to play, you’ve got to be a sport and do the right thing.
It also means:
asking a friend for assistance.
Example:
Oh, go on! Be a sport?
be cruel to be kind
Meaning:
an action that has an immediate harsh impact, but long term benefits
Example:
I’m really sorry to do this, but sometimes you’ve got to be cruel to be kind.
be in on it
Meaning:
be willing to take part in a plan or venture
Example:
We were all in on it from the very beginning.
be on someone’s bad side
Meaning:
not to be in someone’s favour
Example:
I don’t know what I ever did to get on his bad side.
be on someone’s good side
Meaning:
to be in someone favour
Example:
It’s easy if you’re on the boss’ good side.
be on the ball
Meaning:
be alert, knowledgeable of a situation and its implications
Example:
I really like working with him. He’s on the ball.
be on the safe side
Meaning:
take sometimes unnecessary precautions
Example:
Lets pack this, just to be on the safe side.
be there with bells on
Meaning:
definitely plan to attend a function, or with enthusiasm
Example:
Sure! I’ll be there with bells on!
b
be with you in a minute
Meaning:
a short delay before you can speak to the person
Example:
Sorry. Just have a seat?I’ll be with you in a minute.
be with you in a tick
Meaning:
a short delay before you can speak to the person
Example:
Can you hold on for a sec?I’ll be with you in a tick.
beach bum
Meaning:
someone who spends a lot of time at the beach
Example:
He’s got a great tan. Do you think he’s a beach bum?
beak
Meaning:
nose
Example:
I’ve always been embaressed about my beak. It’s huge, just like my dad’s.
beat
Meaning:
Tired or exhausted.
Example:
I’m beat. I just want to rest for a while.
It also means:
attack violently
Example:
Watch out for that area. He got beaten up there last week.
bear-hug
Meaning:
strong affectionate embrace, usually with close friends or lovers
Example:
He gives the best bear-hugs.
beast with two backs
Meaning:
The imaginatively named figure that represents a couple during sex. Jocular usage.
beat it
Meaning:
go away
Example:
Beat it! Go on! Scram. I never want to see your ugly mug around here anymore!
beat someone hands down
Meaning:
to defeat convincingly
Example:
Okay. You’ve beaten me hands down. What else do you have to prove?
beat the hell out of
Meaning:
physically attack severely
Example:
Did you see him? He looks really bad. They beat the hell out of him.
beat the living daylights out of
Meaning:
physically attack severely
Example:
Go on! Piss off or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you!
beat the shit out of
Meaning:
physically attack severely
Example:
If you don’t shut it, I’ll beat the shit out of you.
beating one’s head against a brick wall
Meaning:
pursuing a course which is futile
Example:
I really feel like I’m beating my head against a brick wall some days.
beats me
Meaning:
expression meaning I don’t know
Example:
Beats me!
beautiful people
Meaning:
fashionable, trendy and wealthy people
Example:
She’s on of the beautiful people.
beauty sleep
Meaning:
needed sleep or relaxation
Example:
I really need some beatury sleep. I’ve got the hugest bags under my eyes.
beauty spot
Meaning:
a small mole on the face
Example:
It was all the rage to have a beauty spot in the 1970s.
bed of roses
Meaning:
an easy situation
Example:
It hasn’t been a bed of roses, you know.
beddable
Meaning:
sexually attractive
Example:
He’s definitely beddable. I’ve been perving on him for ages.
beddy-byes
Meaning:
time to go to bed
Example:
Time for beddy-byes. See you in the morning.
It also means:
bed
Example:
I’m off to beddy-byes. Sweet dreams.
b
bed-hopping
Meaning:
regularly changing sexual partners
Example:
He’s a regular little bed-hopper.
bee in one’s bonnet
Meaning:
agitated
Example:
I don’t know what’s happened, but he’s definitely got a bee in his bonnet.
bee stings
Meaning:
Small breasts.
Example:
When I was a teenager, this boy at my school told me that I had bee stings. I punched him in the nose.
beef
Meaning:
Muscly, strong looking males.
Example:
He’s really beefy!
It also means:
A complaint.
Example:
What’s your beef?
beef bayonet
Meaning:
The penis.
beef something up
Meaning:
To increase in size or volume; basically to make stronger.
Example:
Can’t we just beef it up and put it on that page?
beefcake
Meaning:
muscular well built guy, usually not so intelligent
Example:
Sure he’s cute and his got a great bod, but he’s a bit of a beefcake.
been around
Meaning:
sexually promiscuous
Example:
Don’t let his innocent looks fool you. He’s definitely been around.
been around the traps
Meaning:
experienced in elements of life
Example:
I’ve been to the school of hard knocks, I have. Yep, I’ve been around the traps.
been done
Meaning:
cheated
Example:
Where the hell is my wallet! Oh my god! I’ve been done.
been there done that
Meaning:
expression meaning it is an experience that has already been tried
Example:
Sure it sounds like fun, but I’ve been there, done that. I’m not really interested in going through it all again.
beer belly
Meaning:
paunch, large stomach as a result of alcohol
Example:
Why is it that most Australian males have a beer belly?
before one’s very eyes
Meaning:
clearly and directly in front of someone
Example:
I couldn’t believe it. They were doing it right before my very eyes. I was so shocked.
beggars can’t be choosers
Meaning:
someone who doesn’t have something has to take what they can get
Example:
Yeah, yeah, yeah?I know, beggars can’t be choosers, but you’ve always got to aspire to something.
begging for it
Meaning:
A general comment on a person’s supposed, if not actual, yearning for sexual intimacies.
Example:
Look at her. She’s beggin’ for it.
behind
Meaning:
buttocks
Example:
He’s got a cute behind.
behind someone’s back
Meaning:
secretly or deceptively
Example:
Lets organise it behind his back so he gets a surprise. I can’t wait to see the look on his face.
bell
Meaning:
To telephone (someone).
Example:
Give me a bell when you’re finished and we’ll meet up.
belly-ache
Meaning:
A stomach ache.
Example:
I think I’m going to head home. I’ve got a belly-ache.
It also means:
A complaint.
Example:
What are you belly-aching about?
bellyful
Meaning:
A sufficiency, enough of (something), not of food but perhaps of a situation.
Example:
I’ve had a bellyful of him and his complaining. Why can’t he just be positive?
b
belt
Meaning:
To hit.
Example:
I think he’s going to belt her one if she doesn’t shut up.
It also means:
A hit.
Example:
I think she’s given him a belting.
belt up
Meaning:
Be quiet! Shut up!
Example:
Will you kids belt up. I’m trying to think!
bend someone’s ear
Meaning:
To talk incessantly and tediously.
Example:
I really like her, but she bends my ear.
bender
Meaning:
An excessive bout of drinking, but more recently also inclusive of a drug taking spree.
Example:
You look like you could do with some sleep. Have you been on a bender?
It also means:
A homosexual. Derogatory
Example:
He’s a bender.
bent
Meaning:
Homosexual as opposed to ‘straight’.
It also means:
Criminal, or illegal.
berk
Meaning:
Idiot.
Example:
Don’t listen to anything he says. You know he’s a complete berk!
better half
Meaning:
One’s wife, husband or partner.
Example:
Where’s your better half?
better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick
Meaning:
A catch-phrase that expresses that a situation could be much worse, hence one should be grateful.
Example:
Don’t complain, it’s better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick.
bi
Meaning:
Abb. of bisexual.
Example:
Did you know she’s weird?
It also means:
Bisexual.
bible basher
Meaning:
A fanatical preacher of religion.
Example:
I hate when I those bible bashers come knocking on my door.
bicky
Meaning:
A biscuit.
Example:
Want a bicky with your tea?
biddy
Meaning:
A woman, usually referring to an elderly woman and often reinforced with the word old.
Example:
There’s the old biddy who lives near me. She really smells.
It also means:
Small.
Example:
I’ve got a little biddy problem.
big cheese
Meaning:
A very important person.
Example:
Is the big cheese going to be there?
big deal
Meaning:
A sarcastic exclamation for not being very impressed.
Example:
So, you just won $1 million! Big Deal!
big girl’s blouse
Meaning:
A feeble and ineffectual soft person. Derogatory
Example:
He’s a big boys blouse.
big style
Meaning:
Greatly.
Example:
Let’s do the party in big style!
big time
Meaning:
The upper levels of power, success.
Example:
When you start earning over $1 million, then you’ve made it to the big time.
biggie
Meaning:
something important.
Example:
Ohhh?thanks for reminding me. That’s a biggie. Lucky we didn’t forget it.
bike
Meaning:
A promiscuous woman. Derogatory
Example:
Is she the town bike? She looks like a slut.
biker
Meaning:
a motorcycle rider.
Example:
Do you know any bikers without tatoos?
b
billy
Meaning:
Something to smoke marijuana with.
Example:
Pass the billy.
bimbo
Meaning:
A young attractive woman with no brains. Derogatory
Example:
She’d be great to have on your arm, but you can never make any sense out of her. She’s such a bimbo!
bin
Meaning:
To throw away, to discard.
Example:
We’ll have to bin it and start again.
binge
Meaning:
A spree, often involving food or alcohol.
Example:
I can’t move I ate so much at lunch. I shouldn’t have had such a binge.
bird
Meaning:
A female.
Example:
What do you think of that bird?
birdbrained
Meaning:
Stupid, lacking commonsense. Colloq.
Example:
That was such a birdbrained idea! It was never going to work.
bit of all right
Meaning:
Something excellent. Often heard used with reference to a sexually attractive person.
Example:
She’s a bit of alright.
bit of skirt
Meaning:
A woman or women.
Example:
This bit of skirt walked right up to me and asked me if I wanted to go home with her.
bit on the side
Meaning:
A sexual relationship extra to one’s usual partner, an affair.
Example:
He’s only a bit on the side.
It also means:
The other person in a sexual affair.
bitch
Meaning:
a very unpleasant woman.
Example:
She is such a bitch!
It also means:
complain.
Example:
She was just bitching and complaining all day. She couldn’t find a nice thing to say.
bitchy
Meaning:
moody.
Example:
Women usually get fairly bitchy around that time of the month.
biz
Meaning:
Abb. of business.
Example:
He’s in the biz.
bizzies
Meaning:
The police.
Example:
Watch out?the bizzies are around.
blabbermouth
Meaning:
A person who reveals too much in conversation, a gossip.
Example:
Don’t trust her with any secrets. She’s such a blabbermouth.
blah-blah-blah
Meaning:
exclamation indicating the emptiness, pointlessness or excessive length of the.
Example:
Blah-blah-blah
blank
Meaning:
To rudely ignore (someone).
Example:
She just gave me this blank look like she didn’t know what I was talking about.
blaps
Meaning:
Diarrhoea, the illness.
Example:
When I was in Bali, I had a really bad case of the blaps.
blast
Meaning:
An inhalation of a cigarette or ‘joint’.
Example:
Give us a blast!
It also means:
An enjoyable experience.
Example:
We’ll have to do that again some time. It was such a blast.
bleed like a stuck pig
Meaning:
To bleed profusely.
Example:
I didn’t know what to do. He was bleeding like a stuck pig!
bleeding
Meaning:
Used as an intensifier.
Example:
It’s so bleeding hot!
b
blighter
Meaning:
An insignificant or objectionable person. Colloq.
Example:
He’s a tricky little blighter.
Blimey
Meaning:
An exclamation of surprise. It’s an abbreviated form of blind me.
Example:
Blimey! Can you believe that bird!
blinder
Meaning:
An excellent achievement.
Example:
I had an absolute blinder today. Everything went so well!
It also means:
To get very drunk.
Example:
I had an absolute blinder the other night.
blinding
Meaning:
Excellent, wonderful.
Example:
I had a blinding good time.
blinking
Meaning:
Used as an intensifier, but a particularly mild expression. Often used instead of fucking.
Example:
I’m so blinking tired.
blither on
Meaning:
To talk incessantly and boringly. Colloq.
Example:
I don’t know?she was just blithering on about something. I wasn’t really listening.
blithering
Meaning:
An intensifier such as ‘bloody’.
Example:
He’s such a blithering idiot. I really don’t know what you see in him.
It also means:
Senseless and excessive talking. Colloq.
Example:
He’s always blithering on about something.
bloke
Meaning:
A man.
Example:
A bloke’s always got his mates around to support him.
bloody
Meaning:
Expressing annoyance as an intensifier.
Example:
What’s the bloody problem now?
bloody hell
Meaning:
An exclamation of surprise or frustration.
Example:
Bloody hell! What is your problem?
blooming
Meaning:
Adj./Adverb meaning An intensifier.
Example:
Shit! Is that the blooming time. I’ve got to get out of here.
blootered
Meaning:
Drunk.
Example:
I was completely blootered last night.
blotto
Meaning:
Very drunk.
Example:
Did you see him? He was absolutely blotto!
blow
Meaning:
Cannabis or marijuana.
Example:
Can you spare some blow?
It also means:
Cocaine
Example:
It’s hard to get any good blow around here.
blow a fuse
Meaning:
To be very angry.
Example:
I don’t know what went wrong. She just blew a fuse.
blow away
Meaning:
To kill.
Example:
If he says another word, I’m going to blow him away.
It also means:
To amaze.
Example:
It was soooo cool. I was blown away.
blow it
Meaning:
A dismissive exclamation of frustration and anger.
Example:
Oh blow it! I’ll do it later.
blow job
Meaning:
Fellatio or cunnilingus.
Example:
Did you get a blow job?
blow one’s mind
Meaning:
To cause to be utterly confused or amazed, originally when on hallucinogens.
Example:
It was sooo cool. It completely blew my mind.
blow one’s top
Meaning:
To explode with fury.
Example:
Don’t blow your top. We’ll sort something out.
b
blow out
Meaning:
An excessive spree of drinking, eating, spending or sex.
Example:
I had an absolute blow out. It’s due sometimes.
blow someone off
Meaning:
To rudely cancel (an arranged meeting with someone).
Example:
I really don’t want to go. I think I might just blow it off.
blow the whistle on
Meaning:
To inform on.
Example:
Who blew the whistle?
blower
Meaning:
The telephone.
Example:
Can I use your blower?
blue-collar
Meaning:
work traditionally carried out by men
Example:
In some Asian countries do blue collar jobs. It’s really good to see.
blunted
Meaning:
Intoxicated by marijuana.
Example:
I was so blunted last night, it was very hard to get up for work this morning.
Bobby
Meaning:
A policeman/woman.
Example:
Watch out?I saw a Bobby around before.
bobby-dazzler
Meaning:
A amazing thing or person. Colloq.
Example:
It was a real bobby-dazzler.
Bobs your uncle
Meaning:
There you have it; a catch phrase expressing satisfactory completion.
Example:
Bobs your uncle!
bod
Meaning:
body.
Example:
I want to get to the gym. I haven’t been looking after my bod very well lately.
It also means:
A person. Colloq.
Example:
Some bod told me that it’s all over by 11.
bodge
Meaning:
To do a poor job or repair.
Example:
He did a bodge on it. It’s going to fall apart any day soon.
bodge job
Meaning:
A job done poorly, something cobbled together, a makeshift repair.
Example:
He did a bodge job on it. It’s not going to last very long.
bog
Meaning:
A toilet.
Example:
Where’s the bog?
bog all
Meaning:
Absolutely nothing.
Example:
I’ve done bog all today.
bog off
Meaning:
Go away.
Example:
Bog off!
bogey
Meaning:
A tiny ball of nasal mucus.
Example:
I didn’t know what to say or do. He had this boogey hanging out his nose. I just had to make an excuse and go home.
bollock
Meaning:
To reprimand.
Example:
He gave me a right bollocking!
It also means:
A testicle.
Example:
He’s missing a bollock?how can that be?
bollock-brain
Meaning:
Idiot, imbecile. Derogatory
Example:
He’s a complete bollock-brain.
bollocking
Meaning:
A severe reprimand.
Example:
He game me a complete bollocking for getting it wrong. I felt like such a fool.
bollocks
Meaning:
Testicles.
Example:
An expression of frustration, or defiance.
It also means:
Rubbish, nonsense, drivel.
Example:
Bollocks!