Aussie Slang - W

Slang

Meaning

WACA (pron. whacker)

Western Australian Cricket Association and the Perth cricket ground

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Waggin' school

playing truant

Walkabout

a walk in the Outback by Aborigines that lasts for an indefinite amount of time

Weekend warrior



army reservist

Whacker, whacka

Idiot; somebody who talks drivel; somebody with whom you have little patience

Whinge

complain

Woop Woop

invented name for any small unimportant town - "he lives in Woop Woop"

Wowser

straight-laced person, prude, puritan, spoilsport

Wuss

coward; nervous person or animal