B

Barbie

BAR-bee

Barbecue. The grill, and the gathering around it.

Bathers

BAY-thers

Swimwear. The word you use depends on which state you grew up in.

Bevvy

BEV-ee

A drink, usually alcoholic.

Big Smoke

The city, usually Sydney or Melbourne, from the point of view of someone in the country.

Billabong

BIL-a-bong

A pool of water left behind when a river changes course or dries up.

Billy

BIL-ee

A tin pot for boiling water over a campfire.

Bingle

BING-gul

A minor car crash.

Bit of a snort

Something impressive or powerful, usually a car or an engine. Also used for a quick drink.

Bludger

BLUJ-er

Someone who avoids work and lets others carry them.

Bluey

BLOO-ee

A nickname for a redhead. Also a blue cattle dog.

Bogan

BOH-gun

An Australian redneck. An uncultured, unrefined person, often pictured in a flanno and thongs. Often used affectionately.

Bonza

BON-za

Excellent. Old-fashioned now and mostly used jokingly.

Booze bus

BOOZ bus

A police van for random breath testing.

Bottle-o

BOT-ul-oh

A bottle shop, where you buy grog to take home.

Bottler

BOT-ler

Something or someone excellent.

Brass razoo

brass rah-ZOO

A coin that never existed. Not having a brass razoo means being completely broke.

Bundy

BUN-dee

Bundaberg Rum, made in Bundaberg, Queensland. Usually drunk with Coke. Also a time clock at work that you punch in and out on.

Bush

BUSH

Any area outside the cities, whether scrub or farmland.

Butcher's

BUTCH-erz

Sick. Short for butcher's hook, rhyming with crook.

Butcher's hook

BUTCH-ers

A look. Usually shortened to "a butcher's". In older Australian slang, being "butcher's" also meant being crook (sick).

BYO

BEE-wy-OH

Bring your own: grog to a restaurant or party.