A more recent Australian invention is the term " reginalds " to describe underpants ( referred to as " undies " in Australian slang ), from " Reg Grundies " after Reg Grundy, the Australian media tycoon.

In movies, Cary Grant's character teaches rhyming slang to his female companion in the film Mr. Lucky ( 1943 ) and describes it as Australian rhyming slang.

By way of a folk memorial, he is recalled in the Australian vernacular expression " do a Harold Holt " ( or " do the Harry "), rhyming slang for " do a bolt " meaning " to disappear suddenly and without explanation ", although this is usually employed in the context of disappearance from a social gathering rather than a case of presumed death.

The Irish heritage has also had a significant influence of the Australian accent and slang words.

* Jug, Australian slang for an Electric Kettle

* Variant spelling of Moll ( slang ) in Australian

* Australian pound, Australian slang ( no longer issued )

A slot machine ( American English ), informally fruit machine ( British English ), the slots ( Canadian English ), poker machine or " pokies " ( slang ) ( Australian English and New Zealand English ) or simply slot ( American English ) is a casino gambling machine with three or more reels which spin when a button is pushed.

* Bogan and Hoon, in Australian and New Zealand English slang

The title is Australian slang for travelling by foot with one's goods ( waltzing, derived from the German auf der Walz ) in a " Matilda " ( bag ) slung over one's back.

* Old Australian and New Zealand slang for one hundred dollars

The 1966 comedy They're a Weird Mob, starring Walter Chiari, Chips Rafferty and Clare Dunne was a rare hit of the period which also documented something of the changing face of Australian society: telling the story of a newly arrived Italian immigrant who, working as a labourer in Sydney, becomes mates with his co-workers, despite some difficulties with Australian slang and culture.

It may derive from " newie ", which is attested in U. S. and Australian sources of the 1850s and means a neophyte in a place or situation ; alternatively, it may derive from the British public school slang " new boy " or " new blood ", which is attributed to the same era and was applied to a schoolboy in his first term.

Also, elements of American and Australian slang have come through from imported television series.

Aussie is Australian slang for an Australian.

Australian prison slang vernacular includes " huckleberry hound ", a term originated in the 1960s, meaning " a punishment cell, solitary confinement.

Consequently, ' lay down misere ' is Australian gambling slang for a predicted easy victory.

* A British and Australian slang term for a sex offender, usually a child sexual abuser.

As had been the case on Bligh's tour 20 years before, the Australian media latched fervently onto the term, and, this time it stuck.

In 1978, the term Barassi Line was used to describe the dichotomy that existed in Australia's football culture, where Australian Football was most popular in all states bar New South Wales and Queensland.

S. A. Hamed Hosseini ( an Australian sociologist and expert in global social movement studies ), argues that the term anti-globalization can be ideal-typically used only to refer to only one ideological vision he detects alongside three other visions ( the anti-globalist, the alter-globalist and the alter-globalization ).

" The Never-Never " is a term referring to remoter parts of the Australian outback.

As with Japanese suburban railways or Germany's and Switzerland's S-Bahns, these Australian networks have far more frequent services and far higher ridership per capita than US ' commuter rail ' in the usual sense of the term.

In some historical cases the term machine carbine was the official title for sub-machine guns, such as the British Sten and Australian Owen guns.

The term also served when six Australian colonies federated to form the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.

In an Australian context, the term " Commonwealth " ( capitalised ) thus refers to the federal government and " Commonwealth of Australia " is the official name of the country.

In his 1995 book Darwinian Fairytales, Australian philosopher David Stove used the term " Darwinism " in a different sense than the above examples.

The variety of different ways to contest possession in Australian rules has led to first time observers of the game regarding it as having " no rules " or as some Australians unfamiliar with the game colloquially term it " Rafferty's Rules ".

Although the term " tackle " is used in Australian Rules to exclusively describe wrapping, holding or wrestling a player in possession, there are also several other ways of contesting possession in Australian rules that other sports would describe as a " tackle " and that also involve a degree of contact.

* A term in Australian rules football

Sir William McKell ( 1947 – 53 ) was knighted during his term of office, but all the other governors-general until 1989 were already either peers or knights ; the only Australian peer was Lord Casey ( 1965 – 69 ).

In 1930, King George V and the Australian Prime Minister James Scullin discussed the appointment of a new governor-general to replace Lord Stonehaven, whose term was coming to an end.

Their children, the first Irish Australians in the sense we understand the term, played a definitive role in shaping Australian history, society and culture.

Historian Patrick O ' Farrell noted in The Irish in Australia ( 1987 ) that the term " Australia first " became " what amounted to the Australian Irish Catholic slogan ".

* Australian term for Electric Kettle.

However, few linguists who now study Khoisan languages accept their unity, and the name " Khoisan " is used by them as a term of convenience without any implication of linguistic validity, much as " Papuan " and " Australian " are.

The inflammatory term " bodyline " was coined and perpetuated by the Australian press ( see below ).

The term opossums is properly used to refer to the American species ( though possum is a common diminutive ), while similar Australian species are properly called possums.

Others are confined to vast reservations, and not only does the Australian government justifiably not wish them to be viewed as exhibits in a zoo, but on their reservations they are extremely fugitive, shunning camps, coming together only for corroborees at which their strange culture comes to its highest pitch -- which is very low indeed.

I persuaded an Australian friend who had lived `` outback '' for years to take me to see some aborigines living in the bush.

The two children, both boys, wandered around the Australian and me for a few moments and then returned to their work.

And Secretary Rusk, en route to Bangkok, doubtless is trying to make emergency arrangements for the possible entry of Australian or Thai SEATO forces.

The first occasion was in 1988 for a museum tour as part of the Australian Bicentenary celebrations ; the second was for the 2006 / 7 Ashes series.

One is playing cricket ; the other is making no attempt to do so " after the latter had come into the Australian rooms to express sympathy for a Larwood bouncer had struck the Australian skipper in the heart and felled him.

The rain-affected Third Test ended with the last two Australian batsmen holding out for a draw and England won the Fourth Test by three wickets after forcing Australia to follow-on for the first time in 191 Tests.

England bowled Australia out again for 281 and so won a series on Australian soil for the first time in 24 years.

Wakefield had read accounts of Australian settlement while in prison in London for attempting to abduct an heiress, and realised that the eastern colonies suffered from a lack of available labour, due to the practice of giving land grants to all arrivals.

However, by mid-1837 the South Australian Register was warning of escaped convicts from New South Wales, and tenders for a temporary gaol were sought.

Wool production provided an early basis for the South Australian economy.

* Australian Society of Authors, the peak professional association for Australian literary creators

* Australian String Academy, for string players

Australian English ( AusE, AuE, AusEng, en-AU < ref > is the language code for Australian English, as defined by ISO standards ( see ISO 639-1 and ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ) and Internet standards ( see IETF language tag ).</ ref >) is a major variety of the English language and is used throughout Australia.

Some elements of Aboriginal languages have been adopted by Australian English — mainly as names for places, flora and fauna ( for example dingo ) and local culture.

Where British and American vocabulary differs, Australians sometimes favour an Australian usage, as with footpath ( for US sidewalk, UK pavement ) or capsicum ( for US bell pepper, UK sweet pepper ).

In 1988, when the ACT gained self-government, Jervis Bay became a separate territory administered by the Australian Government Minister responsible for Territories, presently the Minister for Home Affairs ( Australia ).