Wealth of Aussie Words

I lived in Australia for 14 years then moved to the US where I have resided for 16 years. I've always been highly amused by the fact that I am referred to as a "resident alien". But this blog is now about coming back to Australia and noticing those aussie words that are unique to Australia and that I don't use anymore, have forgotton, or are new.

• Nuff nuff -- means idiot. I believe it derived from people having fluff in the head and ended up as nuff nluff. In the US, the typical word used by cops to refer to perpetrators is "perps", the aussie cops refer to them as "nuff nuffs." True words -- my sister is a cop.
• Nob or nob head -- means idiot. I am beginning to think that there are lots of words that mean idiot in the aussie language. Perhaps in all languages!!
• Fair dinkum -- means true, real, genuine. This was used by the Qantas flight attendant, on the 14 hr flight from LA to Brisbane, when he asked if he could remove the seat next to me. I looked up at him inquisitively and said, "Really." He replied "Fair dinkum. I need the seat as someone has soiled his." I was agog. How does someone soil their bloody flotation device?
• Mince -- ground. I went to a butcher's store to ask for ground lamb. He looked at me as though I was beamed down from a Star Trek mothership. He picked up a piece of lamb and said, "This, but cut up." I looked at him with one eyebrow raised, pointed to minced (ground) beef and said, "No, like that." "Ah", he said, "minced lamb." Words!!
• Maggotted -- shitfaced, hammered. Apparently this is the great Aussie pasttime -- to get drunk to oblivion. Australians have now past the Germans in the amount of alcohol consumed per capita. "You beaut!!!"
• Beaut, you beaut, you beauty -- Good stuff. If you're watching the footy (fooball) and there is a good kick, one will yell, "You beauty!" Or, "That's beaut, mate."
• Too right -- OK, in agreement with someone.

I will add more words as my hobbit ears pick up words on my meanderings of the locals.