The Street Language Dictionary

In Aussie drinking culture, a shout isn’t yelling—it’s buying a round. It’s basically an unspoken contract of friendship: you get this one, someone else gets the next. A person who dodges their shout is instantly sus and might get branded a bludger. It keeps the drinks flowing, the vibes high, and the group united. If someone says “your shout,” they’re either reminding you politely or calling you out loudly.

It’s your shout, mate—don’t be a bludger.

To run away with urgency, style, and zero shame. Usually involves escaping trouble, awkward situations, or someone trying to sell you dodgy utilities at the door. Proper ‘oh crap, run’ energy.

“Saw my ex walking in — had to leg it like a cartoon character.”

A soft, gentle insult meaning stupid but in a ‘bless your heart’ British way. Someone daft isn’t harmful, just… missing a few software updates. Ideal for friends who lock their keys inside the car while the engine’s running.

“Don’t be daft, of course the train’s late.”

Used for something or someone fully off their rocker — not dangerous, just delightfully unhinged. A bonkers person is the type who tries to fix a toaster with a butter knife or unironically runs marathons ‘for fun’.

“She climbed Snowdon in flip-flops — absolutely bonkers.”

A younger bloke with slightly more energy and significantly poorer decisions. Lads travel in packs, shout unnecessarily, and swear they’re ‘not even that drunk’. Often seen on weekends dressed like they’re auditioning for a cheap reality TV dating show.

“The lads were already three pints in before noon, absolute chaos.”

Classic British word for a man — usually the kind who’ll fix your sink, complain about the weather, and ask if the footie’s on with the same tone used for asking about a relative’s surgery. A bloke isn’t fancy, isn’t posh, and definitely isn’t explaining his feelings, but he’ll hold the door for you and pretend it was no big deal.

“Some bloke at the pub said my coat looked ‘proper dodgy’.”

A dismissive reply younger people use when an older person drops a take that sounds stuck in a black-and-white TV era. It’s not about literal age as much as mindset: ignoring climate issues, mocking protests, or acting like college still costs $300. “Ok boomer” is basically the polite version of “your worldview expired three updates ago.”

“Just work three jobs and stop complaining about rent.” “Ok boomer.”

A dramatic way to say the world makes zero sense and everyone in charge is juggling chaos in full makeup. People drop “clown world” when news headlines feel like bad satire—wild scandals, upside-down policies, reality TV politics. It’s half joke, half coping mechanism: if everything’s ridiculous, at least you can laugh while it burns.

“They gave themselves a raise and cut lunch programs? Yeah, we’re fully in clown world now.”

To mess with someone’s head by denying reality until they start doubting their own brain. In modern slang, it’s when a person, brand, or official acts like something obvious never happened, or says you’re “overreacting” to things everyone saw on video. It’s emotional manipulation with PR training.

“They changed the law, then said they never touched it—peak gaslighting from the Big Serious Party.”

Used to drag someone for being overly sensitive, easily offended, or convinced they’re uniquely special while melting at mild disagreement. Different sides of the political aisle fling “snowflake” at each other like it’s dodgeball: your outrage is noble, theirs is fragile. It’s less about weather and more about calling someone emotionally non-clutch.

“He yells all day on TV, but one protest sign hurts his feelings—total snowflake behavior.”

When the internet decides someone is done—no more support, streams, votes, collabs, nothing. Getting cancelled usually starts with a viral call-out, a quote-tweet storm, and at least one 12-minute “here’s the full context” video. Sometimes it’s about real harm, sometimes it’s just today’s outrage hobby. Either way, the person goes from trending to toxic faster than a campaign promise.

“After that leaked clip, Senator Kaylee Rae is cancelled on my timeline till further notice.”