Sensitive New Age Spy - A Translative Glossary

I noticed while reading Geoff McGeachin's Sensitive New Age Spy that someone not overly familiar with the Australian vernacular might struggle with the meaning of a few words and phrases used in the book. So I've put together a little list of translations that could come in handy while you're reading.

Graveyard Shiraz - high quality red wine from Brokenwood Wines in the Hunter Valley. The fact that Alby and Julie drank 3 bottles of it the night before is meant to make you jealous.

Bondi Icebergs - this is a reference to a swimming club who swim in the outdoor ocean-side pool throughout the winter months. The members start off the season by chucking great hunks of ice into the water before jumping in (crazy dills).

dill - an idiot, a thick-o, a dickhead.

walloper - slang for policeman.

buggered if I know - I don't know (it's not a request).

like nuns in a brothel and
like dog's balls - to be very, very obvious. (Use: Bugger me dead, that bloke sticks out like dog's balls in that Hawaiian shirt)

bugger me dead - a common Australian oath (again, this is not a request, usually...)

pash - a passionate kiss.

stubbies - a pair of shorts popular with workmen, usually you see a size 16 arse crammed into a size 12 pair of stubbies to best display a tantalising hint of bum-crack.

Blundstones - a brand of work boots.

pollies - short for politicians (which is short for lying bastards).

crook - very bad, poor. Come to think of it, this could also be used to describe pollies... (Use : he is a crook driver - must be a P-plater)

P-plater - a driver who holds a provisional licence, usually a teenage hoon who thinks the speed limits are just a rough guide.

struth - an Australian exclamation, often of surprise (Use: Struth, look how fast that P-plater's going, what a dill!)

rooted - a polite way to say fucked. (Use: get rooted!)

motza - a lot of money, usually when talking about a gambling win. (Use: we won a motza, lets celebrate with a bottle of Grange)

Grange - acknowledged as Australia's finest, highest quality red wine. I tried some once...tasted like red wine, funnily enough.

Arnhem Land - aboriginal land in the north-east corner of the Northern Territory.

larrikin - someone who is always up for a practical joke - may possibly be mistaken for a bit of a dill.

As I said all of these terms are to be found in Sensitive New Age Spy and it's quite likely I missed 1 or 2 others. If I did I guess you'll just have to wing it, ignore it or possibly stew on it and feel like a bit of a dill.