compo
Meaning
Workers' compensation payments, or compensation in general.
Example
He's been on compo since he hurt his back at the mine.
Origin
Shortening of 'compensation' with the '-o' suffix.
Nearby words
- come the raw prawnTo try to deceive or put one over someone; usually 'don't come the raw prawn with me'.
- come to lightTo produce or hand over something needed, especially money; usually 'come to light with'.
- CommoA communist.
- CommonwealthUsually 'the Commonwealth', the federal government of Australia, as distinct from the states.
- conchieAn overly conscientious person; a goody-goody. A conscientious objector.
- Condamine bellA loud, distinctive bell hung around the neck of a horse or bullock so it can be found in the bush.
- conditional purchaseUnder colonial land laws, especially in New South Wales, the purchase of Crown land by a selector on…
- coneThe bowl of a bong, or a single load of cannabis smoked from it; to 'pull a cone' is to smoke one.