Aussie Slang - D

Slang

Meaning

Dag

A funny person, nerd, goof

Daks

Trousers

Damper





Bread made from flour and water

Date

 Arse / Ass "get off your fat date"

Dead dingo's donger

Dry “My mouth is as dry as a dead dingo's donger’ (see donger)

Dead set

 True, the truth

Dero

Tramp, hobo, homeless person (from "derelict")

Digger  

A soldier


A young person (child)

Dill

An idiot

Dinkum, fair dinkum

True, real, genuine ("I'm a dinkum Aussie"  "is he fair dinkum?")

Dinky-di

The real thing, genuine

Dipstick  

Loser, idiot

Divvy van

(see also paddy wagon)







Police vehicle used for transporting criminals. Named after the protective 'division' between the driver and the criminals

Dob  

Iinform on somebody.

Dobber

Someone who dobs (informer)

Docco

Documentary

Dog

 Unattractive woman


Informant (he dogged on her)


Disgusting person “Your a dog”

Dog's balls

Obvious, easy to see “the scratch on your car stands out like dogs balls”


Dole bludger

Somebody on welfare (social assistance) when unjustified

Donger

Penis

Doodle

Penis

Doovalacky

Used whenever you can't remember what something is called. Thingummyjig, whatsit.

Down Under

Australia “I come from the land down under”

Drongo

 A dope, stupid person

Dropkick

Loser, Idiot

Dummy spit

Get very upset at something “have a dummy spit” , “spit the dummy”

Dunny

Outside toilet / lavatory

Durry

Tobacco, cigarette