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galah
a silly person

galoot
an idiot

game
brave

gaol
the Australian spelling of jail

gander
to look

garbo
abbreviation of garbage man

gauze door
screen door

gay and hearty
rhyming slang for party

g'day
hello – seriously, if I needed to explain this one you need your head read

get nicked
a polite way of telling someone to go away

gin sling
rhyming slang for ring

give it a bash
to make an attempt at something

give it a burl
to make an attempt at something

give it the arse
to throw something away

give it the big A
a friendlier way of saying give it the arse

give it the flick
to throw something away

giveaway
an obvious clue

given the arse
to be fired from your job

give way
Australian road sign for yield

glory box
hope chest

go fly a kite
a polite way of telling someone to go away

go like the clappers
to move very fast

go off
something good

go to buggery
a polite way of telling someone go to hell

go you good thing
an expression in sport to support your team or an individual player

goanna
a large Australian lizard

gob
your mouth

goer
something working well or bound to happen

goes off
see go off

going at it hammer and tongs
putting a complete effort into something

going off
see go off

gone off
gone bad

good as gold
1. something great
2. well-behaved

good nick
good condition

good on ya
good for you

good sort
an attractive person

goog
an egg

goose
a foolish person

goose’s neck
rhyming slang for cheque

greenie
an environmentalist

Gregory Peck
rhyming slang for cheque

grizzle
to complain

grog
alcohol

grog shop
liquor store

grot
a dirty person

grub
a dirty person

gurgler
1. plughole
2. see down the gurgler

guts
the middle of something

gutful
sick and tired of something

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