A few roos loose in the top paddock
A bit mad or eccentric.
"Got a few roos loose in the top paddock."
Insults
Put-downs for idiots and tightarses. Plenty of them get used between mates as a joke.
A stubbie short of a six-pack
Not very bright, or a bit mad.
"He's a few sandwiches short of a picnic."
As good as one man short
Someone so unproductive that having them on the team is the same as being one person down.
"He's as good as one man short."
Cooked
Crazy, or wrecked from drugs or a big night. Also used for anything broken or beyond saving.
"The ute's cooked. Engine's gone."
Could talk a dog off a meat wagon
Talks a lot and can talk anyone into anything.
"He could talk a dog off a meat wagon."
Couldn't drive a greasy stick up a dog's arse
Hopeless at driving. Can also mean generally incompetent.
"He couldn't drive a greasy stick up a dog's arse."
Couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Terrible aim, or generally useless.
"You couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo."
Couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery
Completely disorganised and incompetent.
"That lot couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery."
Couldn't run a chook raffle in a country pub
Completely incompetent.
"He couldn't run a chook raffle in a country pub."
Drongo
An idiot. Mild, often affectionate.
"Drongo."
Dropkick
A useless or contemptible person.
"Absolute dropkick."
Eshay
A young tough from the suburbs, known for Nike TNs, bum bags and petty crime. Also a greeting eshays use with each other.
"Some eshay tried to nick my bike."
Face like a chewed Mintie
Crumpled and sour-looking.
"Lost the footy tipping. Face like a chewed Mintie all day."
Galah
A fool. A galah is a loud pink-and-grey cockatoo.
"Silly galah."
Get stuffed
Go away, and the answer is no. Strength depends entirely on tone; can be affectionate between mates.
"Get stuffed."
Have a go, ya mug
Shouted at someone, often a batsman, who isn't trying hard enough.
"Have a go, ya mug!"
Mad as a gumtree full of galahs
Completely crazy.
"Mad as a gumtree full of galahs."
May your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down
A curse wishing bad luck on someone.
"Yeah? May your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down."
Nong
A fool. Mild.
"You nong."
Not enough brains to give himself a headache
Very stupid.
"Bloke hasn't got enough brains to give himself a headache."
Not the full quid
Not very bright, or a bit mad.
"He's not the full quid."
On ya bike
Go away, get lost.
"On ya bike."
Piker
Someone who pulls out of plans or leaves early.
"Don't be a piker."
Piss in someone's pocket
To suck up to someone.
"Stop pissing in the coach's pocket and train harder."
Piss-poor
Very bad.
"The service was piss-poor."
Piss-weak
Feeble or pathetic. Said about an effort, an excuse or a person.
"That was a piss-weak effort from the whole team."
Pisshead
A heavy drinker.
"Her uncle's a pisshead but a good bloke."
Pull your head in
Mind your own business, or settle down.
"Pull your head in."
Rack off
Go away.
"Rack off."
Ranga
A redhead.
"The ranga in the corner."
Ratbag
A troublemaker or rascal. Often affectionate.
"One of those ratbag kids."
Rough as a pig's breakfast
Messy or badly done. Also used for someone who looks worse for wear.
"Rough as a pig's breakfast, but it'll hold."
Silly as a two-bob watch
Daft or erratic.
"Silly as a two-bob watch."
Sook
A crybaby or whinger.
"Such a sook."
Tighter than a fish's arse
Stingy with money.
"Tighter than a fish's arse, that one."
Up yourself
Arrogant and full of yourself.
"He's so up himself."
Useful as tits on a bull
Completely useless.
"Useful as tits on a bull."
Westie
Someone from the western suburbs of Sydney, or of another city. Usually a put-down.
"Penrith. Proud westie."
Yobbo
An uncouth, loutish person.
"Bunch of yobbos."