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Calm your farm
Relax or Calm down
'Okay, calm your farm and let's think this through,' Mitch said. 'Jase, go and get him a glass of water or something.'
Can / the Can / Dunny-Can
Toilet
I'll be back, just gotta use the can!
Cark it
To die
My bloody budgie carked it, got home after a surf and he's flat on the floor!
Carrying on like a pork chop
Making a great fuss about something for little or no reason
He left his train ticket behind and so was carrying on like a pork chop.
Cashed-up bogan
A bogan with money (often borrowed)
Look at that cashed-up bogan in his flashy Holden ute.
Cat's Pyjamas
the best / same as "duck's guts" or "bee's knees"
the new Holden/Ford/Nissan etc is the cat's pyjamas
Cheap as chips
Very cheap!
Yeah mate, it's cheap as chips. Got it for a lobster.
Cheese and kisses (or shortened to just Cheese)
Rhyming slang for the missus
The cheese and kisses loves that shop.
Cheese Cutters
Very narrow wheels / tyres
It's got 10 inch slicks on the back and cheese cutters up front.
Chewie
Chewing gum
Grab us a pack of chewie when you duck into the servo and a sauso roll!
Chicken out
Don't want to participate
When Bruce saw the size of the Rugby players he thought he had better chicken out of the game.
Chockers
Completely full
What an awesome feed! There was so much food, I'm absolutely chockers.
Choof off
To go, leave
It's getting late better choof off - see ya tomorrow
Chook
Chicken
I'm going to go feed the chooks.
Chuck a spewie
Make a U turn
Hey mate, you missed the exit, now you'll have to chuck a spewie!
Chuck a U-ey
To make a U-turn while driving
You missed it. The house was back there. Chuck a U-ey.
Chuck a wobbly
To throw a tantrum.
Yeah I had a few and when I got home the missus chucked a wobbly. Don't think I will be catching up with you blokes this weekend.
Chunder
Shoulda seen Baz chunder after all that Bundy!
Lookout, there's chunder on the footpath
Clanger
Inappropriate comment
He dropped a clanger when he was talking about the next-door neighbours and they walked in.
Claret
Blood
You have a bit of claret coming from your nose.
Clear as mud
Something complicated
Thanks for explaining that....it's as clear as mud.
Coathanger
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Looking forward to going for a walk across the coathanger. Might grab some brekky at the Rocks when we get to the other side!
Cockie
Australian native bird - cockatoo
What a beautiful cockie
Cold one
A cold beer
Grab me a cold one out of the fridge.
Coldie
A nice, cold beer
Grab us a coldie can ya? This one's half empty!
Cool as a cucumber.
A person who does not stress about anything.
Look at him.....he is as cool as a cucumber!
Cop Shop
Police Station
Mate, you had better head to the cop shop to report that thieft
Cossies
Swimming costumes
Go and put your cossies on as we're heading down to the beach.
Couldn't organise a bucket of sand in the desert
Un-organised
Geez, that bloke couldn't organise a bucket of sand in the desert to save himself!
Couldn't organize a booze-up at a pub
Disorganized
He's SO hopeless: he couldn't organize a booze-up at a pub!
Crack a tinny
Open a can of bear
Feeling thirsty, think I'll crack a tinny.
Cranky
In a bad mood
They're cranky because their team lost on the weekend!
Crikey
An exclamation of surprise.
Crikey thats an awesome ute, she's a bloody beauty!
Crook
Sick
I was feeling so crook the other day I had to leave work early.
Crooked as a Dogs Hind Leg
Meaning something is not as straight as it should be
The Chair is Crooked as a Dogs Hind Leg
Cup of tea, Bex and a lie down
Someone who is very tired and needs a rest
You look buggered, I think you need a cup of tea, bex and a lie down!
Cuppa
A cup of tea or coffee
Come over for a cuppa!