In Australia, "cocky" primarily means a farmer, short for "cockatoo farmer," referring to small-scale farmers who moved around like cockatoos, though it now applies broadly to any farmer (wheat cocky, cow cocky). Separately, "cocky" (adjective) means arrogant, overly confident, or cheeky, similar to general English usage, describing someone self-assertive or swaggering.
Cocky means "overly self-confident," like a cocky announcement at the beginning of the season that your soccer team will win the championship without even trying. Cocky originally meant "lecherous," or lustful, but evolved to mean "arrogantly pert" in the 1700s.
Cocky arose in the 1870s and is an abbreviation of cockatoo farmer. This was then a disparaging term for small-scale farmers, probably because of their habit of using a small area of land for a short time and then moving on, in the perceived manner of cockatoos feeding.
The term "ocker" is used both as a noun and adjective for an Australian who speaks in Strine, a broad Australian accent, and acts in a rough and uncultivated manner. Richard Neville defined the ocker positively as being "about conviviality: comradeship with a touch of good-hearted sexism".
Bikkie = Biscuit/cookie. Bloke = Man/friend/guy. Boardies = Board shorts, worn by surfers.
Common Australian slang for a girl includes "Sheila" (older, sometimes dated or slightly derogatory), "chick," or just using general terms like "mate," "gal," or "lass," with context and tone being important, but "girl" is still widely used; some slang, like "moll," can refer to a girlfriend or a promiscuous woman, while "bogan" describes an unsophisticated person.
dinky-di (not comparable) (Australia, slang) Genuine, true. (by extension) Authentically Australian. Honest, on the level.
Sexual intercourse. Root. Sexual intercourse, similar to the British word 'Shag'. Can also be used as a verb.
Woop Woop is used to refer to a place in the middle of nowhere. People use it to signify that a location is far away, unfamiliar to them, and difficult to get to.
like your bum is your fanny. In Australia, your front bum is your fanny, if you're a girl.
"Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy, Oi, Oi, Oi!" is a popular Australian sports chant, a variation of the British "Oggy, Oggy, Oggy" cheer, used to express national pride and support for Australian teams, with "Ozzy" being slang for "Australian" and "Oi, Oi, Oi" a general interjection for enthusiasm or attention, much like "USA!". The chant involves one group shouting "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!" and the crowd responding "Oi, Oi, Oi!".
Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child's word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.
The bird that goes "woop woop woop" in Australia is the Pheasant Coucal, a large, ground-dwelling cuckoo known for its distinctive, resonant, bubbling call that sounds like "oop-oop-oop-opp" or "whoop-whoop-whoop," often heard morning and night, and sometimes mistaken for rain.
Cocky may mean: boldly or brashly self-confident. Australian slang for cockatoo. Australian and New Zealand slang for farmer.
American Slang
variants or less commonly cokey. ˈkōkē plural -s. slang. : a cocaine addict.
Here are 5 common Aussie slang words/phrases: G'day (hello), Mate (friend), Arvo (afternoon), No worries (no problem/you're welcome), and Barbie (barbecue), with many Aussies shortening words (like Brekkie for breakfast, Servo for gas station) and using colourful terms for everyday things.
"Hoo-ha" (or hoo-hah) slang means a noisy fuss, commotion, or excitement, often over something trivial, but it can also euphemistically refer to female genitalia. It's an informal term for a "brouhaha," "hullabaloo," or general to-do, signifying uproar or fuss, but sometimes used to describe a state of arousal or, less commonly, male anatomy, though its primary use is for commotion or female anatomy.
inferior in character or quality; seedy; sleazy.
The Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) comprises Attorneys-General from the Australian Government, all states and territories, and the New Zealand Minister for Justice. Its purpose is to implement a national and trans-Tasman focus on maintaining and promoting best practice in law reform.
Btw, a hairy is a slang term in Australia for haircut....
Blackfella. 'Blackfella' is a widely used term by First Nations people to refer to themselves or other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. It is an identity marker that fosters a sense of community and belonging.
sprog – Semen. Also old Australian term for an infant, as in, "The misses just gave birth to a little sprog", or "The buggar's got 3 young sprogs at home".
In slang, "hornier" means feeling more sexually aroused, excited, lustful, or eager for sex; it's the comparative form of "horny," describing a greater degree of sexual desire or being easily turned on, often used informally to say someone is feeling more "turned on" or "randy" than usual.
We have coined the phrase “stinky binky” in our house. It's when your bunny gets excited and comes flying out of their litter box spraying litter and Poops everywhere.