The term chardonnay socialist appeared in the 1980s, not long after the grape variety Chardonnay became very popular with Australian wine drinkers.ġ987 D. It is modelled on the originally British term, champagne socialist, which has a similar meaning. Nelson Petrol, Bait, Ammo and Ice: The offside rule has carked it, and good on the refs.Ģ001 Manly Daily 19 January: The resulting play is five stories from the morgue, monologues by people who have recently carked it and have 'woken up' in the morgue.Ī derogatory term for a person who espouses left-wing views but enjoys an affluent lifestyle. Beilby Gunner: 'That wog ya roughed up - well, he karked.' Sa'ad dead!ġ996 H.G. The word is probably a figurative use of an earlier Australian sense of cark meaning 'the caw of a crow', which is imitative. Also spelt kark, and often taking the form cark it. For a more detailed discussion of this term see our Word of the Month article from January 2014.Ģ013 Daily Telegraph (Sydney): Ms Peris, who as of yesterday was yet to join the Labor party, is set to become the first indigenous ALP representative in federal parliament with an assured top place on the NT Senate ticket in what Ms Gillard described as a 'captain's pick'.Ģ015 Australian (Sydney) 5 August: What Abbott's stubbornness missed, however, was that it was the public and his own MPs more than the media or Labor who were disgusted by his intransigence in refusing to remove his captain's pick Speaker. The political sense emerged in Australian English in 2013. Captain's pick is derived from sporting contexts in which a team captain has the discretion to choose members of the team. This term also takes the form captain's call. (In a political context) a decision made by a party leader etc. Politicians on both sides have shown a willingness to put the boot into a national capital. For a more detailed discussion of the term see our Word of the Month article from February 2013.ġ976 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 19 February: Even Federal Liberal MPs from Tasmania feel that their electoral standing is increased by regular outbursts of 'Canberra bashing'.Ģ014 Canberra Times 28 November: While Canberra bashing has always been a national sport, it is fair to say it has rarely, if ever, been played so artfully and with such dedication as in the past two to three years. The term Canberra bashing emerged in the 1970s, and is also applied in criticisms of the city itself. Canberra, the capital of Australia, has been used allusively to refer to the Australian Government and its bureaucracy since the 1920s. ‘Hi, I just wanted to touch base about your recent proposal.’ Win-win situationĪ situation where all parties are benefited.Įg.The act or process of criticising the Australian Government and its bureaucracy. Can also mean to catch up with someone.Įg. Have a quick conversation with someone, often about a particular topic. ‘I put the thingo on your desk.’ Touch base (2): ‘Oh no! I’ve completely stuffed up this assignment!’ ThingoĪ term used to refer (usually) to an object, when you don’t remember its name.Įg. (1): ‘I ate too much food – I’m stuffed.’Įg.
Australian lingo chook full#
This term has two meanings: (1) To be full (2) To ruin something.Įg. ‘He keeps asking me questions about my life – he’s such a stickybeak!’ Stuffed ‘When you finish that project, do you mind if I have a squiz?’ StickybeakĪ nosy person, someone interested in other people’s business.Įg. ‘I’ll be back in 10 minutes – just going to go for a smoko.’ SquizĮg. ‘There’s not enough room for me to sit here – can you scoot over?’ SmokoĪ short break from work to have a cigarette.Įg. ‘I might buy some Maccas for lunch.’ Scoot overĪsking someone to move over or to the side.Įg. ‘I love this author, so buying their new book was a no-brainer!’ MaccasĮg. Something obvious or requiring little thought.Įg. ‘Did you watch the footy last night?’ No-brainer ‘I am deadest on going to the concert.’ FootyĮg. ‘My dad can be a bit of a dag.’ DeadsetĮg. ‘I’m going to chuck a sickie tomorrow.’ DagĮg. To call in sick for work, particularly when you aren’t actually sick.Įg. ‘I might grab a chook for dinner.’ Chuck a sickie ‘The warehouse was chocka block full of boxes.’ Chokkie or ChoccyĮg.
‘He never does any work – he’s a total bludger.’ Chocka blockĮg. To help you out, we’ve put together a list of common Australian workplace slang phrases and terms, so you can be prepared! ArvoĮg. If you’re here as an international student, this may make many conversations difficult to follow – particularly in the workplace. In Australia, there’s a slang term for almost everything.
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