| 'Ammer-lock (Hammer-lock) | A favourite and effective hold in wrestling |
| 'Ard Case (Hard Case) | A shrewd or humorous person |
| 'Ayseed (Hayseed) | A rustic |
| A.I.F. | Australian Imperial Force |
| Alley, to toss in the | To give up the ghost |
| Also ran, The | On the turf, horses that fail to secure a leading place; hence, obscure persons, nonentities |
| Ar | An exclamation expressing joy, sorrow, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance |
| Aussie | Australia; an Australian |
| Back and Fill | To vacillate; to shuffle |
| Back Chat | Impudent repartee |
| Back the Barrer | To intervene without invitation |
| Bag of Tricks | All one's belongings |
| Barmy (Balmy) | Foolish; silly |
| Barrack | To take sides |
| Beak | A magistrate. (Possibly from Anglo-Saxon, Beag - a magistrate) |
| Beano | A feast |
| Beans | Coins; money |
| Beat | Puzzled; defeated |
| Beat the band | To amaze |
| Beat, off the | Out of the usual routine |
| Beef (to beef it out) | To declaim vociferously |
| Bellers (Bellows) | The lungs |
| Biff | To smite |
| Bint | Girl |
| Bird, to give the | To treat with derision |
| Bli'me | An oath with the fangs drawn |
| Blighter | A worthless fellow |
| Blighty | London |
| Blind | Deception, "bluff" |
| Blither | To talk at random, foolishly |
| Blob | A shapeless mass |
| Block | The head |
| Block, the | A fashionable city walk |
| Bloke | A male adult of the genus homo |
| Blubber, blub | To weep |
| Bluff | Cunning practice; make believe. v. To deceive; to mislead |
| Bob | A shilling |
| Bokays | Compliments, flattery |
| Boko | The nose |
| Bong-tong | Patrician (Fr. bon ton) |
| Bonzer, boshter, bosker | Adjectives expressing the superlative of excellence |
| Boodle | Money; wealth |
| Book | A bookie, q.v. |
| Booked | Engaged |
| Bookie | A book-maker (turf); one who makes a betting book on sporting events |
| Boot, to put in the | To kick a prostrate foe |
| Boss | Master, employer |
| Break (to break away, to do a break) | To depart in haste |
| Breast up to | To accost |
| Brisket | The chest |
| Brown | A copper coin |
| Brums | Tawdry finery (from Brummagem-Birmingham) |
| Buck-up | Cheer up |
| Buckley's (Chance) | A forlorn hope |
| Bump | To meet; to accost aggressively |
| Bun, to take the | To take the prize (used ironically) |
| Bundle, to drop the | To surrender; to give up hope |
| Bunk | To sleep in a "bunk" or rough bed. To do a bunk; To depart |
| Bunnies, to hawk the | To peddle rabbits |
| Bus, to miss the | To neglect opportunities |
| C.B | Confined to barracks |
| Caboose | A small dwelling |
| Carlton | A Melbourne Football Team |
| Cat, to whip the | To cry over spilt milk; i.e., to whip the cat that has spilt the milk |
| Cert | A certainty; a foregone conclusion |
| Champeen | Champion |
| Chap | A "bloke" or "cove. |
| Chase yourself | Depart; avaunt; "fade away," q.v |
| Chat | To address tentatively; to "word," q.v |
| Cheque, to pass in one's | To depart this life |
| Chest, to get it off one's | To deliver a speech; express one's feelings |
| Chew, to chew it over; to chew the rag | To sulk; to nurse a grievance |
| Chiack | Vulgar banter; coarse invective |
| Chin | To talk; to wag the chin |
| Chip | To "chat," q.v. Chip in,To intervene |
| Chiv | The face |
| Chow | A native of far Cathay |
| Chuck off | To chaff; to employ sarcasm |
| Chuck up | To relinquish |
| Chump | A foolish fellow |
| Chunk | A lump; a mass |
| Clean | Completely; utterly |
| Click | A clique; a "push" |
| Cliner | A young unmarried female |
| Clobber | Rainment; vesture |
| Cobber | A boon companion |
| Collect | To receive one's deserts |
| Colour-line | ln pugilisrn, the line drawn by white boxers excluding coloured fighters-for divers reasons |
| Conk | The nose |
| Coot | A person of no account (used contemptuously) |
| Cop | To seize; to secure; also s., an avocation, a job" |
| Cop (or Copper) | A police constable |
| Copper show | A copper mine |
| Copper-top | Red head |
| Count, to take the | In pugilisrn, to remain prostrate for ten counted seconds, and thus lose the fight |
| Cove | A "chap" or "bloke," q.v. (Gipsy) |
| Cow | A thoroughly unworthy, not to say despicable, person, place, thing, or circumstance; |
| Crack | To smite. s. A blow |
| Crack a boo | To divulge a secret; to betray emotion |
| Crack hardy | To suppress emotion; to endure patiently; to keep a secret |
| Cray | A crayfish |
| Crib | A dwelling |
| Croak | To die |
| Crook | A dishonest or evil person |
| Crook | Unwell; dishonest; spurious; fraudulent |
| Crool (cruel) the pitch | To frustrate; to interfere with one's schemes or welfare |
| Crust | Sustenance; a livelihood |
| Cut it out | omit it; discontinue it |
| Dago | A native of Southern Europe |
| Dash, to do one's | To reach one's Waterloo |
| Date | An appointment |
| Dawg (dog) | A contemptible person; ostentation. To put on dawg - To behave in an arrogant manner |
| Dead | In a superlative degree; very |
| Deal | To deal it out; to administer punishment, abuse, etc |
| Deener | A shilling (Fr. Denier. Denarius, a Roman silver coin) |
| Derry | An aversion; a feud; a dislike |
| Dickin | A term signifying disgust or disbelief |
| Digger | An infantryman; a comrade |
| Dile (dial) | The face |
| Dilly | Foolish; half-witted |
| Ding Dong | Strenuous |
| Dinkum | Honest; true. "The Dinkum Oil"-The truth |
| Dip the lid, to | To raise the hat |
| Dipped | Mentally deficient |
| Dirt | Opprobrium, a mean speech or action |
| Dirty left | A formidable left fist |
| Divvies | Dividends; profits |
| Dizzy limit | The utmost; the superlative degree |
| Do in | To defeat; to kill; to spend |
| Done me luck | Lost my good fortune |
| Dope | A drug; adulterated liquor. v. To administer drugs |
| Dot in the eye, to | To strike in the eye |
| Douse | To extinguish (Anglo-Saxon) |
| Drive a quill | To write with a pen; to work in an office |
| Duck, to do a | (See "break") |
| Dud | No good; ineffective; used up |
| Duds | Personal apparel (Scotch) |
| Dunno | Do not know |
| Dutch | German; any native of Central Europe |
| 'Loo | Woolloomooloo, a part of Sydney |
| Lark | A practical joke; a sportive jest |
| Lash | Violence |
| Ledding | Leaden |
| Leery | Vulgar; low |
| Leeuwin | Cape Leeuwin on the south-west coast of Australia |
| Lid | The hat |
| Limit | The end; the full length |
| Line up | To approach; to accost |
| Lingo | Language |
| Lip | Impertinence |
| Little Bourke | Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia |
| Little Lon | Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia |
| Lob, to | To arrive |
| Lose or do in the block, to | To become flustered; excited; angry; to lose confidence |
| Lumme | Love me |
| Lurk | A plan of action; a regular occupation |
| Mafeesh | Finish; I am finished |
| Mag | To scold or talk noisily |
| Mallee | A species of Eucalypt; the country where the Mallee grows |
| Mash | To woo; to pay court. s. A lover |
| Maul | To lay hands upon, either violently or with affection |
| Meet, a | An assignation |
| Mill | A bout of fisticuffs |
| Mix | To mix it; to fight strenuously |
| Mizzle | To disappear; to depart suddenly |
| Mo | An abbreviation of "moment" |
| Moll | A woman of loose character |
| Moniker | A name; a title; a signature |
| Mooch | To saunter about aimlessly |
| Moon | To loiter |
| Mud, my name is | i.e., I am utterly discredited |
| Mug | A fool; also the mouth |
| Mug, to | To kiss |
| Mullock, to poke | To deride; to tease |
| Mushy | Sentimental |
| Pack, to send to the | To relegate to obscurity |
| Pal | A friend; a niate (Gipsy) |
| Pard | A partner; a mate |
| Part | Give; hand over |
| Pass (pass 'im one) | To deliver a blow |
| Pat, on one's | Alone; single-handed |
| Peach | A desirable young woman; "fresh as a peach" |
| Peb (pebble) | A flash fellow; a "larrikin" |
| Phiz | The face |
| Pick at | To chaff: to annoy |
| Pick-up, to | To dispense with the ceremony of a "knockdown" or introduction |
| Pile it on | To rant; to exaggerate |
| Pinch | To steal; to place under arrest |
| Pins | Legs |
| Pip | A fit of depression |
| Pitch a tale | To trump up an excuse; to weave a romance |
| Plant | To bury |
| Plug | To smite with the fist |
| Plug along, to | To proceed doggedly |
| Plunk | An exclamation expressing the impact of a blow |
| Podgy | Fat; plump |
| Point | The region of the jaw; much sought after by pugilists |
| Point, to | To seize unfair advantage; to scheme |
| Pole, up the | Distraught through anger, fear, etc.; also, disappeared, vanished |
| Pot, a | A considerable amount; as a "pot of money" |
| Pot, the old | The male parent (from "Rhyming Slang," the "old pot and pan"; the "old man" |
| Prad | A horse |
| Pug | A pugilist |
| Pull my (or your) leg | To deceive or get the best of |
| Pull off | Desist |
| Pull, to take a | To desist; to discontinue |
| Punch a cow | To conduct a team of oxen |
| Punter | The natural prey of a "bookie," q.v. |
| Push | A company of rowdy fellows gathered together for ungentle purposes |
| Push up the daisies, to | To be interred |
| 'Roy | Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne; its football team (now merged with Brisbane Bears) |
| Rabbit, to run the | To convey liquor from a public-house |
| Rag | Song in rag time |
| Rag, to chew the | To grieve; to brood |
| Rag, to sky the | To throw a towel into the air in token of surrender (pugilism) |
| Rain, to keep out of the | To avoid danger; to act with caution |
| Rat | A street urchin; a wharf loafer |
| Rattled | Excited; confused |
| Recomember | Remember |
| Red 'ot | Extreme; out-and-out |
| Registry | The office of a Registrar |
| Renege. | To fail to follow suit (in playing cards); to quit |
| Ribuck | Correct, genuine; an interjection signifying assent |
| Rile | To annoy |
| Riled | Roused to anger |
| Ring, the | The arena of a prize-fight |
| Ring, the dead | A remarkable likeness |
| Ringer | Expert |
| Rise, a | An accession of fortune; an improvement |
| Rocks | A locality in Sydney |
| Rook, to | "To take down" |
| Rorty | Boisterous; rowdy |
| Roust, or Rouse | To upbraid with many words |
| Ructions | Growling; argument |
| Run 'is final | Died |
| Run against | To meet more or less unexpectedly |
| 'Struth | An emaciated oath |
| S.O.S | Signal of distress or warning, used in telegraphy |
| Saints | A football team of St. Kilda, Victoria |
| Sandy blight | Ophtlialmia |
| Savvy | Common-sense; shrewdness |
| Sawing wood | "Bluffing;" biding one's time |
| School | A club; a clique of gamblers, or others |
| Scoot | To hurry; to scuttle |
| Scran | Food |
| Scrap | Fight |
| Set, to | To attack; to regard with disfavour |
| Set, to have | To have marked down for punishment or revenge |
| Shick, shickered | Intoxicated |
| Shicker | lntoxicating liquor |
| Shook | Stolen; disturbed |
| Shook on | Infatuated |
| Shyin' or Shine | Excellent; desirable |
| Sifinty | A game resembling hockey |
| Sight | To tolerate; to permit; also to see; observe |
| Sir Garneo | In perfect order; satisfactory |
| Skirt or bit of skirt | A female |
| Skite | To boast |
| Skiter | A boaster |
| Sky the wipe | See "Rag" |
| Slab | A portion; a tall, awkward fellow |
| Slam | Making all the tricks (in card-playing) |
| Slanter | Spurious; unfair |
| Slap-up | Adrnirable; excellent |
| Slats | The ribs |
| Slaver | One engaged in the "white slave traffic" |
| Slick | Smart; deft; quick |
| Sling | Discard; throw |
| Slope, to | To elope; to leave in haste |
| Sloppy | Lachrymose; maudlin |
| Slushy | A toiler in a scullery |
| Smoodge | To flatter or fawn; to bill and coo |
| Smoodger | A sycophant; a courtier |
| Snag | A hindrance; formidable opponent |
| Snake juice | Strong drink |
| Snake-'eaded | Annoyed, vindictive |
| Snare | To acquire; to seize; to win |
| Snarkey | Angry |
| Snide | Inferior; of no account |
| Snob | A bootmaker |
| Snout | To bear a grudge |
| Snouted | Treated with disfavour |
| Snuff, or snuff it | To expire |
| So-long | A form of farewell |
| Sock it into | To administer physical punishment |
| Solid | Severe; severely |
| Sool | To attack; to urge on |
| Soot, leadin' | A chief attribute |
| Sore, to get | To become aggrieved |
| Sore-head | A curmudgeon |
| Sour, to turn, or get | To become pessimistic or discontented |
| Spank | To chastise maternal-wise |
| Spar | A gentle bout of fisticuffs |
| Spare me days | A pious ejaculation |
| Specs | Spectacles |
| Spell | Rest or change |
| Splash | To expend |
| Splice | To join in holy matrimony |
| Spout | To preach or speak at length |
| Sprag | To accost truculently |
| Spruik | To deliver a speech, as a showman |
| Spuds | Potatoes |
| Square | Upright, honest |
| Square an' all | Of a truth; verily |
| Squiz | A brief glance |
| Stajum | Stadium, where prize-fights are conducted |
| Stand-orf | Retiring; reticent |
| Stiff-un | A corpse |
| Stiffened | Bought over |
| Stoke | To nourish; to cat |
| Stop a pot | To quaff ale |
| Stop one | To receive a blow |
| Stoush | To punch with the fist. s. Violence |
| Straight, on the | In fair and honest fashion |
| Strangle-hold | An ungentle embrace in wrestling |
| Strength of it | The truth of it; the value of it |
| Stretch, to do a | To serve a term of imprisonment |
| Strike | The innocuous remnant of a hardy curse |
| Strike | To discover; to meet |
| Strike me | The innocuous remnant of a hardy curse |
| Strong, going | Proceeding with vigour |
| Stuff | Money |
| Stunt | A performance; a tale |
| Swad, Swaddy | A private soldier |
| Swank | Affectation; ostentation |
| Swap | To exchange |
| Swell | An exalted person |
| Swig | A draught of water or other liquid |
| Swiv'ly | Afraid, or unable, to look straight |
| Tabbie | A female |
| Take 'em on | Engage them in battle |
| Take down | Deceive; get the best of |
| Take it out | To undergo imprisonment in lieu of a fine |
| Tart | A young woman (contraction of sweetheart) |
| Tater | Potato |
| Tenner | A ten-pound note |
| Throw in the alley | To surrender |
| Time, to do | To serve a term in prison |
| Time, to have no time for | To regard with impatient disfavour |
| Tip | To forecast; to give; to warn |
| Tip | A warning; a prognostication; a hint |
| Tipple | Strong drink; to indulge in strong drink |
| Toff | An exalted person |
| Togged | Garbed |
| Togs | Clothes |
| Tony | Stylish |
| Took | Arrested; apprehended |
| Top off, to | To knock down; to assault |
| Top, off one's | Out of one's mind |
| Torn | A girl |
| Toss in the towel | See "rag" |
| Tossed out on my neck | Rejected |
| Touch | Manner; mode; fashion |
| Tough | Unfortunate; hardy also a "tug," q.v. |
| Tough luck | Misfortune |
| Track with | To woo; to "go walking with" |
| Treat, a | Excessively; abundantly |
| Tucked away | Interred |
| Tucker | Food |
| Tug | An uncouth fellow; a hardy rogue |
| Tumble to, or to take a tumble | To comprehend suddenly |
| Turkey, head over | Heels over head |
| Turn down | To reject; to dismiss |
| Turn, out of one's | lmpertinently; uninvited |
| Twig | To observe; to espy |
| Two-up School | A gambling den |