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G

  Galah. Idiot (a noisy bird which is a pest).

  Game as Ned Kelly. Very brave.

  G’day. Good Day. Traditional Ozzie greeting.

  Get a dog up you. Go away and leave me alone.

  Get pissed. Get drunk (NOT get angry!)

  Give it a fair go. Try hard at something.

  Give it a burl. Try something new.

  Go berko. Get angry.

  Go flat out like a lizard drinking. Work hard and fast.

  Go like a rat up a drainpipe. Leave in a hurry.

  Go off like a frog in a sock. Go crazy.

  Go troppo. Act crazy, like people do in tropical heat.

  Go Walkabout. Take a long walk that can last for days in the Outback.

  Gone down the gurgler. Something has stopped working.

  Gone walkabout. Somebody has wandered off somewhere or something is lost.

  Good as shit on a stick. Not good.

  Good on you. Well done.

  Grog. General word for alcohol, usually beer.

  Grog with no nectar. Alcohol free beer.

  Gumtree. Eucalyptus tree.

  Gurgler. Toilet, bathroom.

  H

  Handy as mudflaps on a speedboat. Not useful.

  Hang a brown bear in the porcelain cave. Visit the dunny.

  Happy as a dog in a hubcap factory. Very happy.

  Has a face like a Diranbandi mail bag. Is ugly.

  Have a go you mug. Expression shouted to urge someone on.

  Have tickets on yourself. Have a high opinion of yourself.

  Having a bludge. Being lazy. Not working.

  Hooley. Wild party.

  Hug the toilet bowl. Vomit.

  I

  If you'd given it more choke it would have started. Said if you fart loudly. (Sounds like trying to start a car).

  If it was raining palaces you'd get hit by a dunny door. You are unlucky.

  In like Flynn. Jump at an opportunity.

  In more shit than a poofter's finger. In big trouble.

  In your boot! An expression of disagreement.

  J

  Jackaroo or Jillaroo. Male or Female worker on a cattle station.

  Japanese flying suit. A uniform of T-shirt and flip flops.

  K

  Kerbside quiche. Vomit.

  Knocking shop. Brothel.

  Kookaburra. A native bird.

  L

  Larrikin. A ruffian who is always in trouble.

  Let Mr. Fluffy off the chain. To fart.

  Liquid laugh. Vomit.

  Look like a Pakapoo ticket. Look very messy.

  Look like a pox doctor's clerk. Overly dressed up in poor taste.

  Look like a cat licking shit off a thistle. Look very happy.

  Loose as a cock in a sock. Very loose.

  Lower than a snake's arsehole. Despicable.