| rack off (v) | go away, get lost |
| radiogram (n) | older multi-band radio set |
| Rafferty's Rules (adj) | no rules |
| rage (n) (v) | a party, to party |
| raisins (n) | large dried grapes, larger than American raisins American-type raisins are called sultanas. |
| ranga (n) (adj) | red-haired person (derogatory) From "orangutan" (an ape with reddish hair). |
| rapt (adj) | overjoyed "I'm rapt about it." |
| ratbag (adj) | mild insult, untrustworthy person "You old ratbag!" |
| ratepayer (n) | taxpayer, landowner |
| rates (n) | property taxes |
| rationalisation (v) | To eliminate equipment or staff to make a business more efficient. |
| rattle your dags (v) | to ride your bike |
| raw prawn (v) | To bullshit someone, to be disagreeable, to act ignorant "Don't come the raw prawn with me!" |
| ready as a drover's dog (adj) | horny |
| reception (n) | registration desk in a hotel, front counter in a restaurant "I'll pay the bill at reception." |
| red ned (adj) | cheap red wine |
| redundant (v) (adj) | laid off from work "I was made redundant." |
| reffo (n) | refugee |
| registrar (n) | doctor who is a specialist |
| rego (n) | car registration |
| relief teacher (n) | substitute teacher |
| rellie, rellies, relo (n) | relative(s) |
| removals, removalists (n) | movers, moving company "When they shifted to Cairns, they called the removalists." |
| rendered (adj) | plastered, as in house wall finishes |
| renos (v) | renovations |
| repayments (v) | mortgage payments |
| ressies (n) | reservations, a booking |
| results (adj) | final outcome |
| resume (v) | how the government takes back land for public use "The state resumed our paddock to build the highway." |
| reticulation (n) | sprinklers, irrigation |
| retrospective (adj) | retroactive "The law takes effect retrospectively." |
| return (adj) | round trip "The flight is $750 return." |
| rev up (v) | to get mad |
| Rice Bubbles (n) | Rice Krispies |
| Richard Cranium (adj) | dickhead |
| ridgy-didge (adj) | something that's true, genuine |
| ring (n) | asshole |
| ring (v) | to call on a telephone "I'll ring you later." |
| ripper (adj) | something outstanding |
| road train (n) | truck pulling two or three trailers |
| Rock Eisteddfod (n) | dance competition between schools |
| rock melon (n) | cantaloupe |
| rocket (n) | arugula lettuce |
| rock-up (v) | to arrive |
| roll (n) | type of sandwich served on a roll, also a sausage wrapped in dough |
| rollback (v) | backwash "You can have a sip of my Coke, but don't rollback." |
| rollie (n) | a "roll your own" cigarette |
| roo (n) | kangaroo |
| roo bar (n) | Brush bar on the front of a vehicle for protection when colliding with a kangaroo. Also good for protecting your paint from shopping trolleys at the mall. |
| roofie (n) | roofer |
| root (n) (v) | crude slang for having sex |
| root rat (adj) | one who only thinks about sex |
| rooted (adj) | exhausted, ruined "I'm rooted." |
| rooting around (adj) | screwing around |
| ropable (adj) | very angry |
| rort (v) | to steal, illegally taking advantage of the system (an Aussie tradition) "The pollies travelling first class on the ratepayers is a rort." |
| rotten (adj) | drunk |
| rough as guts (adj) | bad, poorly made "That truck rides rough as guts." |
| rounds of the kitchen (v) | to tell someone off |
| Rovers (n) | designation for older Boy Scouts |
| RSL (n) | Returned Service League Australia's primary veteran's association |
| rubber (n) | eraser |
| rubbery (adj) | unprovable, non-rigorous |
| rubbish, to (v) | to criticise |
| rug up (v) | to cover up for the cold |
| Rugby League (n) | Gentlemen's game played by thugs. |
| Rugby Union (n) | Thug's game played by gentlemen. |
| running around like a blue ass fly (adj) | running around like a chicken without a head |