Australian English dictionary

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• sheila

  noundated

  An old-fashioned Australian informal term for a woman, now sometimes considered dated.

  You might hear sheila in older Australian films.

• shonky

  adjective

  Unreliable, dishonest or of poor quality.

  Avoid shonky repairs on your car.

• skite

  verb

  To boast or brag.

  Stop skiting about your new car.

• sook

  noun

  A person seen as overly sensitive or inclined to complain.

  He called himself a sook for avoiding the cold water.

• sook

  verb

  To sulk or complain in a childish way.

  Don't sook about the result.

• spewin'

  adjective

  Very disappointed or upset in colloquial speech.

  I was spewin' when the concert was cancelled.

• spit the dummy

  phrase

  To react angrily or petulantly when disappointed.

  She spat the dummy after losing the game.

• stickybeak

  noun

  A person who pries into other people's business.

  Don't be such a stickybeak.

• stickybeak

  verb

  To pry or look where one is not invited.

  People stopped to stickybeak at the worksite.

• stoked

  adjective

  Very pleased or excited.

  I'm stoked that I passed the test.

• strewth

  interjection

  An expression of surprise or disbelief.

  Strewth, that storm came quickly!

• suss

  adjective

  Suspicious or not quite trustworthy.

  That online deal looks a bit suss.

• suss

  verb

  To investigate or work something out informally.

  I'll suss out the bus timetable.