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cackleberry

an egg

cactus

something or someone about to die

capsicum

red or green peppers

Captain Cook

rhyming slang for look

car park

parking lot

caravan

a trailer

cark it

to die

carn

abbreviation of come on

cert

abbreviation of certainty

champ/champion

friendly endearment

Charlie Wheeler

rhyming slang for sheila

cheap as chips

inexpensive

cheers

1. goodbye

2. thank you

cheese and kisses

rhyming slang for missus

chemist

medical pharmacy or pharmacist

cheque

the Australian spelling of “check”

chew the fat

to have a conversation

chewy

abbreviation of chewing gum

chinwag

a friendly chat

chip

french fry

chock a block

completely full

chockers

abbreviation of chock a block

chockie/chocky

abbreviation of chocolate

chook

abbreviation of chicken

Chrissie

abbreviation of Christmas

chuck

to throw something

chuck a u-ee

make a u-turn

chuck a sickie

call in sick to work just to have the day off

chuck a wobbly

throw a fit or tantrum

clappers

see go like the clappers

clod hoppers

your feet

Coathanger, The

the Sydney Harbour Bridge

cocky

1. abbreviation of cockatoo

2. abbreviation of cockroach

coldie/coldy

a cold beer

come off it

to express disbelief

come the raw prawn

try to fool someone

comic cuts

rhyming slang for guts

comp

abbreviation of competition

compo

abbreviation of worker’s compensation

cooee

a bush call to identify your location

cop it

to be on the receiving end of any kind of punishment

cop shop

nickname for a police station

corroboree

an Aboriginal festival

cracker

something great

crack a fat

to get an erection

crack a tinnie/tinny

to open a can of beer

crack onto

to make a pass at somebody

crash hot

someone or something extremely good

crikey

expression of surprise

crook

not feeling well

crow-eater

a resident of South Australia

cruids

testicles

cubby

tree house

cuppa

abbreviation of cup of tea or coffee

cut lunch

rhyming slang for punch