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Rabbit on / Rabbitin' on
Talks a lot
They were rabbitin' on, talking about this and that - I wasn't even listening in the end!
Rack off
Go away
I wish these flies would rack off, trying to eat my sausage sambo!
Rafferty's Rules
no rules at all
Let's do it Rafferty's (rules) man!
Rat Bag
Don’t be a rat bag and open your textbook.
Referring to a troublemaker or someone causing havoc.
Rattle your dags
hurry up
I'm leaving and if you're coming you'll have to rattle your dags!
Reckon
What do you think?
Do you reckon we'll win the footy?
Red Ned
Cheap red wine
Let's order some Red Ned with the meal, ya reckon?
Redback
A $20 note, that was printed on RED paper, prior to 'Plastic Money'. ('Plastic Money' was issued in 1992.)
Lend us a redback till payday mate?
Reg Grundys
Underwear
Just swim in your Reg Grundys
Rego
Car registration
I'm off to get rego for the ute.
Ridgy-didge
Genuine
Yeah mate, he's ridgy-didge - won a silver medal at the Olympics!
Right as rain
Everything will be ok
Look it's a bit buggered up right now, but she'll be right as rain come tomorrow.
Righto
Ok
They say "Im going to the shop", you would reply "Righto, see ya when you get back.
Ringer
Expert, Top man
You should have seen that ringer work. He showed the young blokes up.
Ripper
Fantastic, top, unreal
That was a ripper time we had yesterday, mate.
Roo
Kangaroo
A roo just jumped across the road.
Rub it in
Repeated reminder of something negative
Just because my footy side lost again doesn't mean you need to rub it in!