Australian slang starting with I
23 Aussie words and phrases beginning with I: from ice block to it's moments like these.
- ice blockA frozen flavoured-water treat on a stick; an icy pole.
- icebergA person who swims in the ocean regularly through the winter.
- icy poleA frozen flavoured ice on a stick.
- illywhackerA confidence trickster or small-time swindler, especially one working country shows.
- imsheeGo away; clear off. Used by Australian soldiers in the First World War.
- in a pig's arse vulgarAn exclamation of strong disbelief or refusal: no way, certainly not.
- in-and-underIn football, describing a player who wins the ball in the thick of packs and contests; also as a noun for…
- in like FlynnQuick to seize an opportunity, especially a romantic or sexual one; also, successfully in.
- in the box seatIn the most favourable or advantageous position.
- in the gunUnder scrutiny and likely to be blamed, sacked or targeted.
- in the nuddyNaked.
- in the pooIn trouble.
- Indian mynaThe common myna, Acridotheres tristis, a brown and black bird with a yellow face introduced to Australia in…
- IndoIndonesia, especially as a surfing or holiday destination.
- inkedDrunk.
- inland taipanA snake of the arid inland of central Australia, Oxyuranus microlepidotus, which has the most toxic venom of…
- Insular PeninsulaA jocular nickname for Sydney's Northern Beaches, mocking residents' reputed reluctance to leave the area.
- intercolonialBetween or among the Australian colonies before Federation in 1901, as of trade, sport or tariffs.
- interstateTo or in another Australian state; also used as an adjective and noun.
- ironbarkAny of several eucalypts with very hard, dark, deeply furrowed bark and tough timber.
- ironmanIn surf lifesaving, a multi-discipline race combining swimming, board paddling, ski paddling and beach…
- IsaMount Isa, the mining city in north-west Queensland; usually 'the Isa'.
- it's moments like theseSaid wryly in an awkward or difficult moment, from the advertising line 'It's moments like these you need…