U
Uey - Performing a U-turn.
Ugg boots - Warm Australian sheepskin boots.
Unit - Derogatory name for someone, stupid person, a flat or small house.
Up yourself - A snob, someone smug or arrogant.
Ute - Utility vehicle, pickup truck, a vehicle with a tray in the back.
V
Vals/Vallies - Diazepam, Valium drug.
Vego - A vegetarian.
Vinnie's - St. Vincent De Paul's, a charity group with thrift stores and hostels.
W
Waggin - Skipping school, being truant.
Walkabout - Wandering the outback for an indefinite amount of time.
Weekend Warrior - Army reservist.
Whacka - A drongo, an idiot, a dickhead.
Whinge - Complain, or whine.
White pointers - Topless female sunbathers, small reef sharks.
Wobbly - Excitable behaviour, having a tantrum.
Wog - Flu or other illness, a person of Mediterranean origin.
Woop Woop - Middle of nowhere.
Wuss - Coward.
X
XXXX - Pronounced Four X, a brand of beer made in Queensland.
Y
Ya reckon? - Seriously? Are you sure?
Ya right? - Shortened from 'are you all right?'
Yabber - Talk.
Yabby - Inland freshwater crayfish.
Yakka - Work.
Yank - An American, or to masturbate.
Yeh Nah - No chance/No way.
Yobbo - An uncouth person.
Yowie - A large ape-like creature of the Aussie bush.
Z
Zannies - Xanax, benzodiazepine alprazolam, prescription drug.
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Discover Australia - Strayan Slang
Non-FictionG'day reader! I decided to write this guide to Strayan slang (Australian English) to help people from around the world understand some of the weird and wacky things us Aussies come out with. There are many such dictionaries and guides but I've trie...
