Australian slang starting with K

56 Aussie words and phrases beginning with K: from Kakadu plum to kylie.

• Kakadu plumA small tree, Terminalia ferdinandiana, of northern Australia, or its small green fruit, a traditional…
• KalKalgoorlie, the goldfields city in Western Australia.
• kangaA kangaroo.
• Kanga cricketA modified form of cricket for young children, played with a plastic bat and soft ball, introduced in the…
• kangarooAny of several large Australian marsupials that move by hopping on their powerful hind legs.
• kangaroo appleEither of two native shrubs, Solanum laciniatum and Solanum aviculare, of south-eastern Australia, with…
• kangaroo dogA large, fast hunting dog, usually a greyhound or deerhound cross, bred to run down kangaroos.
• kangaroo feathersThe emu plumes worn in the slouch hats of the Australian Light Horse.
• kangaroo grassA widespread native tussock grass, Themeda triandra, with reddish-brown seed heads, valued as stock feed.
• kangaroo pawAny of several Western Australian plants of the genera Anigozanthos and Macropidia, with tubular, furry…
• Kangaroo RouteThe air route between Australia and Britain, flown via Asia, especially by Qantas.
• kangaroo thornA prickly wattle, Acacia paradoxa, of south-eastern and south-western Australia, often used as a hedge.
• kangaroos in the top paddockOf a person, mad, eccentric or not very bright; usually 'have kangaroos (loose) in the top paddock'.
• kangatarianA person who eats kangaroo meat but no other meat, usually for environmental reasons.
• karriA very tall eucalypt, Eucalyptus diversicolor, of the wet forests of south-western Western Australia, or its…
• Kathleen MavourneenAn indeterminate prison sentence, especially one given to a habitual criminal.
• KazzaA familiar form of the name Karen.
• keep nitTo keep watch or act as a lookout, especially for police during an illegal game.
• keep the bastards honestTo act as a check on politicians or powerful organisations so they behave fairly and openly.
• keepings offA children's game in which players pass a ball among themselves to keep it away from someone in the middle.
• kelpieAn Australian breed of working sheepdog.
• ken oath vulgarAbsolutely; certainly. A strong expression of agreement.
• keroKerosene.
• Kerry PackeredExhausted; worn out.
• kick a goalTo succeed; to achieve something worthwhile.
• kick onTo keep going, especially to keep partying or drinking after an event has finished.
• kick the tinTo contribute money to a collection or a shared cost.
• kick-to-kickAn informal game in which people kick a football back and forth to each other.
• kidstakesPretence, humbug or nonsense; usually 'cut out the kidstakes'.
• killerOn a farm or station, a sheep or bullock picked out to be slaughtered for the property's own meat.
• kindyKindergarten.
• king brownA 750 ml bottle of beer; a longneck.
• king hitA heavy, often unexpected punch, especially one that knocks someone out. Also as a verb.
• king parrotThe Australian king parrot, Alisterus scapularis, a large parrot of eastern Australia; the male has a red…
• kingieA yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi, a powerful sport and eating fish.
• Kingswood countryAustralian working-class suburbia and its supposedly conservative values.
• kipIn two-up, the small flat piece of wood from which the coins are tossed.
• kipper derogatoryAn English person.
• kipsieA house or home.
• kitchen teaA party held for a bride-to-be at which guests give her gifts for the kitchen; a bridal shower.
• Kitchener bunIn South Australia, a sweet bun split and filled with jam and cream and dusted with sugar.
• knock backTo refuse or reject; a refusal is a 'knockback'.
• knock down a chequeTo spend one's accumulated wages on drink, typically in a single spree.
• knockaboutA casual hand on a station who does odd jobs. As an adjective, rough-and-ready or easy-going.
• knockerA person who habitually criticises or runs down other people's efforts.
• koalaA tree-dwelling marsupial of eastern Australia with grey fur, round furry ears and a large nose, which feeds…
• kookaA kookaburra.
• kookaburraA large Australian kingfisher famous for its loud, laughing call.
• KooriAn Aboriginal person from New South Wales or Victoria; also used as an adjective.
• kowariA small carnivorous marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, of the gibber deserts of central Australia, with a black…
• Kris KringleA gift exchange, especially at a workplace or family Christmas, in which each person secretly draws a name…
• kultarrA small, long-legged carnivorous marsupial, Antechinomys laniger, of arid inland Australia, which bounds on…
• kurdaitchaIn some central Australian Aboriginal cultures, a man sent to avenge a death or wrongdoing; also the shoes…
• kurrajongAny of several Australian trees, especially Brachychiton populneus, whose bark fibre was used for making cord.
• kwonganThe diverse shrubland and heath of the sandplains of south-western Western Australia.
• kylieA boomerang, especially a heavy, non-returning hunting boomerang.