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  Glossary of Australian Slang

  A few clicks - a few kilometres(miles).

  A goner - person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery or rescue.

  Aces - good.

  Around the bend – not in one’s right mind.

  Back of beyond - a remote place.

  Back of Bourke - an isolated place; middle of nowhere.

  Bloke - man.

  Bludger - an idle or lazy person.

  Blue - incident/drama. Argument.

  Bonkers - crazy.

  Bonza - most excellent, cool, great etc.

  Brekkie - breakfast.

  Bugger - used as a term of abuse, especially for a man or used to express annoyance or anger.

  Bugger off - go away, leave a person alone.

  Bunyip - the bunyip, or kianpraty, is a large mythical creature from Aboriginal mythology, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes.

  Chuck a wobbly - To overreact to something.

  Deadset - true, the truth.

  Delish - delicious.

  Devil's Marbles - a famous natural rock formation in Australia.

  Dipstick - a loser, idiot.

  Dodgy – dishonest or unreliable. Potentially dangerous. Of low quality.

  Donkey Track - very rough, unpaved road.

  Doovalacky - General term for an unknown item. A common Australian colloquialism. Used whenever you can't remember what something is called.

  Down in the dumps - sad, unhappy.

  Drongo - idiot.

  Drop bear - a dropbear or drop bear is a fictitious Australian marsupial.

  Fair dinkum - true, genuine.

  Favs - favourites.

  Fella - man.

  Flat out like a lizard drinking - very busy.

  Fossick - search, rummage.

  Git - an unpleasant person.

  Give it a burl - Give something a go. To have a try at something.

  Give them the flick - To break up with somebody.

  Give you a ring - Call on the telephone.

  Good oil - useful information, a good idea, the truth.

  Got crook - was ill.

  Grouse - a medium to large game bird, colloquially also means "great".

  Had a gutful - fed up, had enough.

  Had a squizz/take a squizz – to take a look at something.

  Have tickets on oneself - to have a high opinion of oneself.

  In a Jiff - in a minute, very soon.

  Jiff - a brief moment.

  Keen - very interested/interesting.

  Mad as a cut snake - Furious.

  Mobile phone - cell phone.

  Nipper - child.

  Noggin - head.

  Old biddy - old woman.

  Pav - Pavlova - a dessert consisting of a meringue base or shell filled with whipped cream and fruit.

  Pull the wool over someone's eyes - to deceive someone.

  Ratbag - trouble maker or someone causing havoc.

  Real Crank - a crazy person.

  Right as rain - satisfactory, comfortable, well.

  Roos - kangaroos.

  Sammies - sandwiches.

  Senior Sergeant - ranking officer in the Australian police force.

  She’ll be right - It will all be okay.

  Sheila - a woman.

  Shonky - dishonest, unreliable, or illegal, especially in a devious way.

  Snit – a fit of irritation. A sulk.

  Spiffy - great, excellent.

  Spit the Dummy - a sudden display of anger or frustration; to lose one's temper.

  Stellar - outstanding.

  Strewth - exclamation, mild oath.

  Strike a light - an exclamation of surprise or frustration.

  The Sarge - nickname for Sergeant.

  To string along - to keep someone waiting or in a state of uncertainty.

  Too right - definitely.

  Two-pot screamer - a person who shows the effects of alcohol after drinking comparatively little.

  yewy - U-turn.

  Vaca - pronounced vay-kay - vacation, holiday.

  About the Author

  K.J. Emrick

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  Kathrine Emrick writing as K.J. Emrick is the author of the popular Darcy Sweet Cozy Mystery series and the Pine Lake Inn Cozy Mystery series.

  Strongly influenced by authors like James Patterson, Dick Francis, and Nora Roberts, Kathrine Emrick dreamed of being an author for the majority of her life.

  She never quite gave up on the idea of being a published author and at the age of 51, thanks to the self-publishing explosion, she finally realized her dream. Her maturity allows her to bring a variety of experiences and observations to her writing.

  She lives in beautiful South Australia with her family, including several animals. Kathrine can always be found jotting down daily notes in a journal and like many authors, she loves to be surrounded by books and is a voracious reader. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering at the local library.

  Her goal is to regularly produce entertaining and noteworthy content and engaging in a community of readers and writers.

  To find out more please visit the Kathrine's website at kathrineemrick.com

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