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Layabout
A lazy person
He's a useless layabout.
Lemon spread
Rhyming slang for head
The cricket ball hit him right in the lemon spread.
Like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge
to be alone
At lunchtime, the new boy at school, was like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge.
Like a bucket of prawns in the sun
Off, smelly
Who farted? It smells like a bucket of prawns in the sun in here!
Like a frog in a sock
To lose one's temper
Oh mate, the missus went off like a frog in a sock when she saw the mess I left in the garage.
Like fun!
As if! / Yeah right!
He thinks he'll get away with it. Like fun he will.
Lippie
Lipstick
I'm just going to pop some lippie on and then we can go!
Lobbed up
Arrived unexpectedly
Johno' was happy when Kylie lobbed up to his party.
Lobster
Sunburn
Hey, you've turned lobster
Lobster
An Australian $20 note (called a lobster because it is orange in colour)
Mate can you lend us a lobster, I left my wallet at home!
Lollies
Candy
Gonna buy a bag of lollies while I'm at the shop
Long as a wet weekend
A very long time
Waiting for you felt as long as a wet weekend.
Loo
toilet
Where’s your loo?
Lost the plot
To be beyond normal reasoning
That bloke doesn't know what he's talking about, he's lost the plot!
Lower than a snakes belly
Someone that is not of good character.
Don't trust that bloke, he's lower than a snakes belly.
Lycra louts
Lycra wearing males at the gym
Mate there were too many lycra louts to get a machine.