Dished up and Kerry-Packered. Aussie slang from the 1930s, this term is an extension of dished, meaning “ruined, beatened, damned,” according to Cassell's. (Saying “I'll be dished” is another way to say “I'll be damned.”) Another way to say tired in Australia is kerry-packered, rhyming slang for knackered.
frazzled. Yet another slang term that is a synonym for exhausted is frazzled, meaning “worn-out; fatigued.” Like knackered and bushed, this is an informal expression.
"Knackered" meaning tired, exhausted or broken in British and Irish slang is commonly used in Australia, Ireland, Newfoundland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In southern parts of Australia, if something is rendered useless or broken by an inept person, it is said to be "knackered".
Contributor's comments: 'But' is also used in Victoria in outer east suburban / semi-rural areas. It is used in the 'normal' context of the word but placed at the end of the sentence instead. E.g. Person 1: "I want to go to the shops." Person 2: "We haven't got enough time but."
Put a sock in it
Tells somebody to "shut up."
Aussie Slang Words For Women:
Chick. Woman. Lady. Bird.
Here in Australia, however, McDonald's most prevalent nickname is “Macca's”. A recent branding survey commissioned by McDonald's Australia found that 55 per cent of Australians refer to the company by its local slang name.
bum. good-for-nothing. layabout. loafer. ne'er-do-well.
QUISBY. The word 'quisby' means 'an idle fellow', and so is a glorious synonym for a lazy person, for someone who idles. However, the word – rare though it is – is slightly more common in the phrase 'doing quisby', which was old slang for idling or not working.
bugga- bad luck, oops. buggered - tired (see also "stuffed") buggerlugs - affectionately used - to annoy . busted - broken or caught in the act of doing something wrong.
catnap, forty winks (informal), shuteye (slang), zizz (British, informal) in the sense of doze.
The word eshay can mean many things. It refers to the lads in the subculture, also know as eshay adlays. Alternatively, it can also mean "yes" or "cool," and when shouted, it means "run." It's believed to have originated from a bastardized pig Latin, used to speak in code around law enforcement officers.
It's "good evening", or the non-time specific "g'day". Contributor's comments: I grew up in Brisbane, and have never, heard 'Goodnight' as a greeting.
dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
As an exclamation, yeet broadly means "yes". But it can also be a greeting, or just an impassioned grunt, like a spoken dab.*
Durry is the spread Australian term for a cigarette. Among the younger generation, it is often called ciggies or darts.
Runners: this is what Australians call their sneakers or trainers.
Contributor's comments: The meaning of Bubs I grew up with is a baby, or quite often the youngest member of the family is called "bubs" from an older sibling.
Catch you later is an Australian slang form of saying 'goodbye'. A: Anyway, it's time for me to go home. Catch you later. If you do happen to talk to an Australian they may ask you if you are fair dinkum.
Australian and New Zealand informal. a quick look (esp in the phrase have a bo-peep)