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Pack it in

To give up on something

Mate I’m gonna pack it in for the day.
Pat Malone

Rhyming slang for on your own.

I went up the coast on my Pat Malone.
Pav

Pavlova

Luv a bit of old pav. Yum!
Peanut Gallery

Someone or several people watching others and not doing much. Usually not helping if they could be.

What are you doing here like a peanut gallery? Grab a shovel and start digging.
Pearler

Something very impressive

Strewth, look at that pearler in the garage!
Picking a winner

Picking your nose

Looks like that bloke's picking a winner.
Pineapple

Aussie 50 dollar note

Sorry mate, all I got is a pineapple.
Pint

A 570 ml (20 fl oz) glass. In Adelaide it is referred to as an 'imperial pint', with a pint being a 425 ml glass.

Can I get a pint of beer?
POETS Day

To leave work early on a Friday. Piss off early, tomorrow is Saturday.

Come on, let’s go to the pub, it’s POETS day.
Pommie

Person from the UK

He's a pomme, visiting for a holiday.
Pong

Smell

Geez mate, you pong!
Pony

A 140ml (5 fl oz) glass. Also called a Five in Townsville or a Horse in Melbourne.

Can I have a pony of shandy?
Port

Suitcase or school bag

Get that port out of the hall before someone trips over it!
Pot

A 285ml glass (10 fl oz) in Brisbane, Hobart and Melbourne. See also middy, handle, half pint, schooner & ten.

Can I have a pot of beer thanks.
Prawn

Person who has a little too much to drink

Bluey was a real prawn when he drank too much!
Preggers

Pregnant, with child

The missus is preggers with our second kid.
Pull your head in

Mind your own business

I just think you should pull your head in, if they wanted you to know they'd tell ya!
Pull your socks up

To smarten up or improve

You've gotta pull your socks up, this just isn't good enough!
Pulling Your Leg

misleading one for amusement

He's only pulling your leg.
Put a sock in it

stop talking

That bloke is such a loudmouth, I wish he'd put a sock in it!