A.I.F.—Australian Imperial Force.
Alley, to toss in the—To give up the ghost.
Also ran, the—On the turf, horses that
fail to secure a leading place;
hence,
obscure persons, nonentities.
’Ammer-lock (Hammer-lock)—A favourite
and effective hold in wrestling.
Ar—An exclamation expressing joy, sorrow,
surprise, etc., according
to
the manner of utterance.
’Ard Case (Hard Case)—A shrewd or
humorous person.
’Ayseed (Hayseed)—A rustic.
Back Chat—Impudent repartee.
Back and Fill—To vacillate; to shuffle.
Back the Barrer—To intervene without invitation.
Barmy (Balmy)—Foolish; silly.
Beak—A magistrate. (Possibly from Anglo-Saxon,
Beag—a magistrate.)
Beano—A feast.
Beans—Coins; money.
Beat—Puzzled; defeated.
Beat, off the—–Out of the usual routine.
Beef (to beef it out)—To declaim vociferously.
Bellers (Bellows)—The lungs.
Biff—To smite.
Bird, to give the—To treat with derision.
Blighter—A worthless fellow.
Bli’me—An oath with the fangs drawn.
Blither—To talk at random, foolishly.
Blob—A shapeless mass.
Block—The head.
To lose or do in the block—To become
flustered; excited; angry;
to
lose confidence.
To keep the block—To remain calm;
dispassionate.
Block, the—A fashionable city walk.
Bloke—A male adult of the genus homo.
Blubber, blub—To weep.
Bluff—Cunning practice; make believe. v.
To deceive; to mislead.
Bob—A shilling.
Bokays—Compliments, flattery.
Boko—The nose.
Bong-tong—Patrician (Fr. Bon ton).
Bonzer, boshter, bosker—Adjectives expressing
the superlative of
excellence.
Boodle—Money; wealth.
Book—A bookie, q.v.
Bookie—A book-maker (turf); one who makes
a betting book on sporting
events.
Boot, to put in the—To kick a prostrate
foe.
Boss—Master, employer.
Break (to break away, to do a break)—To
depart in haste.
Breast up to—To accost.
Brisket—The chest.
Brown—A copper coin.
Brums—Tawdry finery (From Brummagem—Birmingham).
Buckley’s (Chance)—A forlorn hope.
Buck-up—Cheer up.
Bump—To meet; to accost aggressively.
Bun, to take the—To take the prize (used
ironically).
Bundle, to drop the—To surrender; to give.
up hope.
Bunk—To sleep in a “bunk” or
rough bed.
To do a bunk—To depart. Bunnies,
to hawk the—To peddle rabbits.
Bus, to miss the—To neglect opportunities.
Caboose—A small dwelling.
Carlton—A Melbourne Football Team.
Cat, to whip the—To cry over spilt milk;
i.e. to whip the cat that
has
spilt the milk.
C.B.—Confined to barracks.
Cert—A certainty; a foregone conclusion.
Champeen—Champion.
Chase yourself—Depart; avaunt; “fade
away,” q.v.
Chat—To address tentatively; to “word