Australian Slang - Local Lingo
Unique Phrases - Memorable Quotes - Q
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
QANTAS - Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services
QUACK - doctor without qualifications
QUARTER ACRE BLOCK - suburban plot of land. Together with a 3 bedroom bungalow, once part of the Great Australian Dream
QUEENSLANDER HOUSE - Single detached timber high-set house with a corrugated iron roof and a characteristic veranda
QUEENSLANDERS - As we weep for what we have lost, I want us to remember who we are. We are Queenslanders. We are the people they breed tough, north of the border. We're the ones they knock down, and we get up again (Anna Bligh, Premier, vowing to rebuild after the floods and cylones of the 'Summer of Sorrow' 2011)
QUEUE JUMPER - illegal immigrant
QUID - 1 pound note
QUIDS IN - prosperous
QUIET AS A MOUSE - very quiet
QUIET AUSTRALIANS - Prime Minister Scott Morrison credited Quiet Australians for his 2019 election victory
QUOD - Jail (Franklin)
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