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BBQ
barbeque, outdoor cooker

The centrepiece of the suburban backyard. Frequently a large brick thing made of leftover house bricks and bathroom tiles.

See also: snag sanger

bacon sarnie
bacon sandwich

Popular among men with professional bumcrack (plumbers, brickies, labourers) and former Poms.

banged up
behind bars, doing time, imprisoned.

barbeque
cookout

We use barbeque as adjective and noun not a verb, i.e., "Today's chef's special is barbequed barra."

barbie
barbeque

barra, barramundi
big flat fish about the size of a large bass

It's yummy. And fierce. A popular catch in sports fishing.

Barra facts & photo

bastard
1. bad thing or situation

Examples include:
"It's a bastard." (It's a bad thing)
"Give me a hand, I can't get a hold of the bastard." (Give me a hand, I can't get hold of the thing/animal/person.)

2. bad person

3.
See poor bastard.

beat
public toilet or other place where guys loiter in the hope of shagging other guys

Beats are the only point of contact some closeted guys have with the community. The police in some countries use entrapment at beats and arrest you for shagging in a public place. Also bashers and muggers work in beats. You can get a safe anonymous fuck at a sauna or bathhouse.

bike
bicycle or motorcycle

bitsa
dog of mixed breeds, literally: bits of this and bits of that.

blackfella
Aboriginal person, black person native to Australia.

This is NOT a racial slur.

See also: whitefella

Blighty
England

Also known as the Old Dart.

boat people
wetbacks, illegal refugees

Australia is an island. So they come in boats. Via Indonesia mostly.

bogan
white trash, mullet wearer, may be person of little education.

In the UK: chav.

Boganpedia

bollocks
1. testicles

I.e., a kick in the bollocks.

2. bullshit

Example: 'That's bollocks.'

Both definitions are used mainly by Australians who've recently migrated from the UK.

bookie
book-maker, professional or amateur who takes bets

bottle shop
liquor store

box
cup, groin guard

As used in cricket to protect the bollocks.

Brizzie / Brissie / Brisvegas
Brisbane

Capital of Queensland, the north-eastern state of Australia.

brumby
feral horse

Horses are not native to Australia. Like most feral animals in Australia, the horse was brought from England by white people. White people first came to stay in Australia in 1788.

budgie smugglers

Speedos, male swimwear similar to briefs. A budgie is a budgerigar, a small bird. What with shrinkage and being tossed about in the surf, it looks like you're smuggling budgies.

Photo of budgie smugglers

bugger
1. expression of regret

Example: "Bugger. I've stuffed it up."

2. person

Example: "You poor bugger."

bugger-all
not very much

buggered
tired, worn out or broken.

Examples include:
"I'm buggered." (I'm tired.)
"My brakes are buggered." (My brakes are worn out.)
"This is buggered." (This is broken.)

bugger off
go away

buggery
a bad place.

Example: "It's gone to buggery." (It's gone to hell.)

buggerising around
mucking about, messing about, being silly, not paying attention, not doing your job.

bum
butt

bung
broken, not working properly

Examples include:
"The car is bung." (The car is not working properly or at all.)
"That one is bung." (That one is broken.)

bushfire
wildfire

bushranger
outlaw from colonial (1788 - 1901) times

Ned Kelly is our most famous bushranger and one of our national heroes. There's a movie called Ned Kelly starring Our Heath (Heath Ledger of Brokeback Mountain fame). It's accurate enough.