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60 slang results starting with the letter 's'
Sambo / Sanger
Meaning
A sandwich.Used in a sentence
I'm gonna grab a sambo for lunch - you want me to grab you a pie?Linda Byrne
sarvo
Meaning
this afternoonUsed in a sentence
it's supposed to rain th'sarvoMark Whitton
satdy
Meaning
SaturdayUsed in a sentence
I think the Swans are playing ths Satdywayne garner
Schmick
Meaning
StylishUsed in a sentence
It's pretty schmick, don't think I have seen one that flash before!Catherine Simmonds
Schmiddy
Meaning
A 350 ml (12 fl oz) glass. Derived from combining 'schooner' and 'middy'. Predominately used in Sydney & Canberra.Used in a sentence
Can I get a schmiddy of shandy thanks.Damien Bond
Schooner
Meaning
A 425ml glass (15 fl oz) in Sydney, Canberra, Darwin, Brisbane, Townsville, Hobart, Melbourne & Perth. Note that in Adelaide it's only a 285ml glass. See also fifteen and pint.Used in a sentence
Can I get a schooner of beer, thanks.Damien Bond
Scorcher
Meaning
A very hot dayUsed in a sentence
That weather bloke said it's going to be a scorcher - maybe 45 degrees or so.Diane Maroney
Scrub-headed turkey
Meaning
An ugly person. A bush turkey.Used in a sentence
He's got a head on him like a scrub-headed turkey.Kevin Burton
Scuffs
Meaning
ShoesUsed in a sentence
Take your scuffs off so I can polish them.Kevin Burton
Scull
Meaning
To rappidly consume one's beverage.Used in a sentence
Prime Minister Bob Hawke was in the Guinness Book of Records for sculling 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds in 1954.Damien Bond
see you round like a rissole
Meaning
I'll be seeing youUsed in a sentence
see you round like a rissolepeter dunn
seedy
Meaning
HungoverUsed in a sentence
i was a bit seedy after mixing my drinks last nightMark Whitton
Servo
Meaning
A service station, a place to buy fuelUsed in a sentence
Grab us a pack of chewie when you duck into the servo and a chicko roll!Damien Bond
Settle petal
Meaning
A phrase used when someone is fired up, angry or otherwise upsetUsed in a sentence
Settle Petal! It'll be right as rain.Damien Bond
Seven
Meaning
A 200ml glass (7 fl oz). Also called a 'butcher' Adelaide and a 'glass' in Perth and MelbourneUsed in a sentence
Give me a seven of coke please.Damien Bond
Shark biscuit
Meaning
You're food for sharksUsed in a sentence
Look at that rookie surfer, he is going to be a shark biscuit.Scott Hruby
She'll be apples
Meaning
Everything will be alrightUsed in a sentence
Just give it another go, she'll be apples I'm sure.Andy Richardson
She'll be right
Meaning
Everything will be fine, don't worryUsed in a sentence
Don't worry, she'll be right, mate!Joe Smith
She's cactus!
Meaning
An item won't workUsed in a sentence
I tried to use the television but she's cactus!Maureen Alexander
sheila
Meaning
Aussie woman or girlUsed in a sentence
She`s a good lookin sheilaEvan Young
Shemozzle
Meaning
A messUsed in a sentence
The whole thing is a shemozzle, I thought he was doing it and he thought I was doing it!Monica Sutton
Shetland
Meaning
A 115ml (4 fl oz) glass in Perth. See also small beer.Used in a sentence
Who would bother ordering a shetland of beer?Damien Bond
Shin dig
Meaning
A raucous partyUsed in a sentence
Bruce had a huge shin dig at his place on Saturday night.Gavin Begbie
Shoo-in
Meaning
Certainty to win somethingUsed in a sentence
Mate it's a shoo-in, have a lobster on it and you'll win for sure!Leanne Bell
Shoot through
Meaning
To leave in a hurryUsed in a sentence
I've gotta shoot through, need to be in the city be 6.Craig Maistry
Shot Duck
Meaning
tired, exhaustedUsed in a sentence
Mate after all that work i'm a shot duckRyan Sorensen
Shot tower
Meaning
Toilet [bowl]Used in a sentence
Not now, gotta go to the shot tower.George R. Smith
Show you the ropes
Meaning
Show you how to do a job or taskUsed in a sentence
This is Ron, he'll show you the ropes.Simone Reynolds
Showering
Meaning
The act of tossing someone into a shower with the victim still fully clothed, and then turning the shower on.Used in a sentence
We gave Macca a showering: he was soaked.Damien Bond
Skip
Meaning
Term of endearment from an emigrated southern europeanUsed in a sentence
Bloody skip! Don't you know what baklava is?Karen Blake
slacker
Meaning
someone who is lazyUsed in a sentence
I asked you to put the rubbish out yesterday and it's still there, you slacker.Susan Zakhia
slater
Meaning
see you laterUsed in a sentence
Person 1: Gonna go home now. Person 2: Slater Person 1: Yeah slatermarksy
Slave-labour
Meaning
Hard work that is poorly paidUsed in a sentence
It's like slave-labour - I've been at it for days and he's going to give me a 50!Margo Hedley
Small beer
Meaning
A 115ml/4oz glass in Hobart. Referred to as a Shetland in WA.Used in a sentence
Can I get a small beer thanks.Damien Bond
Snag
Meaning
Sensitive new age guyUsed in a sentence
Wow, you're a real snag, BrianGeorge R. Smith
Snag
Meaning
SausageUsed in a sentence
Chuck a snag on one of those rolls for us, would ya!Linda Whyte
Snake Hips
Meaning
Someone who is very skinny or has no hips.Used in a sentence
Check those jeans out, haven't they got some snake hips!Matthew Wilson
Snog
Meaning
To kiss passionately. Fresh kiss.Used in a sentence
I picked up this chick at the bar last night but all I got was a bit of a snog.Damien Bond
Soul case
Meaning
BodyUsed in a sentence
I been working my soul case out and I'm bloody tired.Kevin Burton
Sparra's guts [sparrow's guts]
Meaning
AsparagusUsed in a sentence
Snags, carrots and sparra's guts.George R. Smith
Sparrow's fart
Meaning
Very early in the morning - just before dawnUsed in a sentence
They got up at sparrow's fat to go fishing.L Cropley
Spesh
Meaning
SpecialUsed in a sentence
Is that your daughter? OH she's a spesh isn't she?!Ayesha Pereira
spewing / spewin'
Meaning
very upset, not happyUsed in a sentence
Spewin' i missed it.michelle kitzler
Spray
Meaning
Insult and complain without taking a breathUsed in a sentence
Bruce copped a spray when the team lost.L Cropley
stacks on
Meaning
The act of piling on a person, for any sort of reason.Used in a sentence
Jimbo called stacks on Billy and it was like a mountain of people.Damien Bond
Steve McGarrett
Meaning
Fifty of something, mostly as a reference to money. Named from the main character in Hawaii 5-0Used in a sentence
Can you lend me a steve mcgarret? "Ive got a steve mcgarret in my pocket"Evan Young
Stick
Meaning
surfboardUsed in a sentence
Mate i got a new stick the other day, its bloody awesome.Ryan Sorensen
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!
Meaning
Ha I was rightUsed in a sentence
Your wrong and im right so stick that in your pipe and smoke itJack Allen
Sticky Beak
Meaning
A nosey personUsed in a sentence
She's a real sticky beak!Donald Bender
Stinka
Meaning
Very hot weatherUsed in a sentence
Yep, it's gonna be a real stinka today.Alicia
Stirrer
Meaning
Someone who deliberately causes troubleUsed in a sentence
That blokes just a stirrer, don't worry about it.Hugh Spackman
Stone the crows
Meaning
a total suprise,a shocking revalationUsed in a sentence
stone the crows,streuth would you believe thatsteve evans
Strewth
Meaning
An exclamation similair to 'crikey'. Usually an expression of surprise, disgust or amazement.Used in a sentence
Strewth, where'd you get that coldie from? Strewth, you had us all bloody worried when you did show up at the footie.Justin Waters
Strike me lucky
Meaning
When a person recieves good news or wins money or prizesUsed in a sentence
Strike me lucky i've won the lotto and my horse came first in the melbourne cup !Ken Lee
Stubbie
Meaning
A short glass 375ml bottle used for beerUsed in a sentence
Grab me a stubbie out of the esky.Damien Bond
Stubbies
Meaning
Embarrassingly short/tight mens' shorts popular in 1970sUsed in a sentence
He sure looks spunky in those Stubbies.George R. Smith
Stubby
Meaning
A small bottle of beerUsed in a sentence
Grab us a stubby can ya mate?Felicity Kirkland
Stuffed
Meaning
ExhaustedUsed in a sentence
I ran across the coathanger at full pelt - I am bloody stuffed!Jeffrey Pont
Sundy
Meaning
SundayUsed in a sentence
See you sundyRyan Sorensen
Swipe / Swiped
Meaning
StealUsed in a sentence
I left it in the back of the ute and someone swiped it!Terrence Schippers
