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Proposed Words from Australia

In the future we may be invited to submit words for inclusion in later editions of the Collins word list. The words collected below have been nominated by tournament and club players as worthy of inclusion. They may be of interest, but please remember these words are not yet "legal" and so you may not want to study them too closely, if you believe you may be tempted or inspired to play them in competition.

While Australian words are of great interest, and some of our colloquial terms are viable, you need not confine yourself to them. Words being used globally which haven't yet made it into Collins are equally eligible. One player has been submitting Greek, Turkish and Lebanese words relating to food, all of which we enjoy here in Australia.

Nominations should be sent to Katie Rowe at iratekow@aapt.net.au

  SUGGESTED WORDS DEFINITION
  animal  
* ANTECHINUS small marsupial
* BOBUCK brushtail possum of NSW
* BRESAOLA air-dried cured beef
* BUNGARRA Aboriginal goanna
* CHUDDITCH western quoll
* CRIA A bay alpaca
* EBI shrimp in sushi
* KOWARI native rat carnivore
* MELOMYS rodent
* MULGARA marsupial mouse
* NABARLEK little rock wallaby
* PARMA wallaby
* QUENDA WA brown bandicoot
* WOYLI Australian native animal
* WOYLIE small rat-kangaroo found in WA
     
  bird  
* GERYGONE Australian bird
* GRASSWREN white-throated bird
* WOMPOO type of pigeon
     
  fish  
* TOBIKO Flying Fish rowe as used in sushi
     
  general  
* APESHIT berserk
* ARTHOUSE form of highbrow cinema
* BARCODE symbol to be read by scanner
* BATARD Type of French loaf
* BAYSIDE by the bay
* BODGY of inferior quality
* BOREK Turkish savoury pastry
* BUREK Variant of BOREK
* CLEAROUT, CLEANOUT Compounds with much the same meaning
* CLUEY knowing, clever, knowledgeable
* CO abbreviation for company
* COMBOVER A preposterous hairstyle
* CORONIAL as in inquest
* COSTINGS accountancy term
* DARL Similar to HON as a term of affection
* DILLYBAG small bag used by Aborigines
* ENSUITE modern private bathroom
* EP Episode of a TV series
* ERM expressive of hesitation or doubt
* GANK To borrow web content without permission
* GUNNA slang for "going to"
* HEGAB Muslim scarf
* HOON (vb) to behave as a hoon
* INBOX Receptacle for messages received
* INKPAD an ink-soaked pad
* INVOICER one who produces invoices
* JALFREZI a hot curry
* KEYRINGS note KEYRING is legal
* KIEV dish of chicken with garlic butter
* LANDMINE land mine
* LOL express humorous reaction
* LOUCHER more louche, also louchest
* MELBA Variety of toast, sauce or peach dessert
* NAGE Vegetable stock served with seafood
* NOVATE Verb meaning to renew a lease
* NUP Flippant or familiar form of NO
* OATY Like oats (OATIER, OATIEST)
* PIDE Turkish bread
* PILS Pilsner lager
* POOIEST dirtiest
* RAAG Tonal basis of Indian music
* REBRAID tributaries of river merging into main artery
* RECENTER (v) to centre again
* RELLO relative
* RELO slang for relative
* SAGANAKI Greek fried cheese dish
* SEACHANGE dramatic change of lifestyle
* SHEMALE A man who has taken sex-change hormones
* TANTY Facetious rendering of Tantrum
* TEABAG tea bag
* TIAN Earthenware pot used for gratin dishes
* TISH sound of cymbal
* TODGER The male appendage the male appendage
* TUTE (coll) tutorial
* UNCOSTED not costed
* UNOAKED not matured in oak barrels
* WAIVER (vb to transact a waiver
* WAVECUT (adj) eg wavecut platform exposed at low sea level
* WHEELBARROW conveyance
* YIROS or YEEROS Greek rotisserie roll
     
  insect  
* BLUEBOTTLE buzzing fly, bluebottle jellyfish, blowfly
     
  mineral  
* BOWENITE mineral like jade
* FLUCCAN rock damaged by a fault
* GOLDMINE a gold mine
* NEVADITE volcanic rock
* OPALITE crystal like moonstone
* PETALITE stone, healing crystal
* STICHTITE quartz stone
     
  plant  
* APRIUM hybrid fruit apricot and plum
* ASTARTEA Aust myrtle shrub
* ATRIPLEX Aust saltbush
* BAECKEA dwarf myrtaceae shrub
* BAUMEA bare twigrush
* BLANCOA native flower similar to kangaroo paw
* BOEA rock violet
* BOOYONG shrub or tree
* BORYA Aust shrub
* BOSSIAEA broadleafed brown pea - shrub
* BRUNONIA native plant blue pincushion
* BURSARIA Aust native shrub
* BUTTERBUSH shrub
* BUTTONGRASS type of grass
* CALLICOMA black wattle tree
* CALLITRIS Port Jackson pine
* CALOMERIA plume bush Aust
* CALYTRIX shrub of myrtle family
* CARABEEN shrub or tree
* CASSINIA aust shrub sticky cassinia
* CELMISIA silver snow daisy
* CHORIZEMA flowering shrub heart-leaf flame pea
* COMESPERMA shrub heath milkwort
* CONGOO type of mallee tree
* COTULA herb, carrot-weed
* CRASSULA succulent herb or shrub
* CROFTON crofton weed
* CUTTSIA native hydrangea
* DAMPIERA small herb or shrub
* DARWINIA Aust native shrub
* DIANELLA flax lily
* DILLWYNIA flowering shrub pea-flower
* DISPHYMA roundleaf pigface
* DODONAEA sticky hop-bush
* DOODIA prickly rasp fern
* DRIMYS shrub/tree w aromatic foliage
* DRYANDRA shrub in the protea family
* EREMAEA small tree or shrub
* FARADAYA vigorous twining plant
* FUGOSIA hibiscus-like shrub
* GAHNIA saw-sedge grass
* GEIJERA shrub or tree to 10m
* GMELINA fast growing deciduous tree
* GOODENIA silvery leaved plant with yellow blossoms
* GOODIA pea-flowering shrub
* HALGANIA small Aust native shrub
* HARPULLIA Aust tulipwood
* HEMIANDRA snakebush, shrub
* HUMEA incense plant
* ISOPOGON Aust perennial shrub
* ISOTOMA Aust bush with lilac flowers
* IXODIA small perennial shrub
* KUNZEA shrub of myrtle family
* LAXMANIA tree or shrub
* LIBERTIA evergreen perennial shrub
* LIVISTONA fan palm tree
* LUZULA snowy woodrush plant
* MAZUS low-growing ground cover
* MELIA chinaberry tree, poisonous
* MYOPORUM creeping ground cover
* ONIONWOOD tree
* OTTELIA duck-lettuce, aquatic plant
* OWENIA onionweed plant
* OXYLOBIUM shaggy pea, flowering plant
* PAAN Betel leaf chewed as a mild stimulant
* PERSOONIA small tree or shrub
* PIGEONBERRY shrub or tree
* PIMELEA (PIMELIA) small tree or shrub
* PISONIA small tree native to New Zealand
* PLUOT hybrid fruit plum and apricot
* PRIONOTES acorn banksia
* PRONAYA tree of pittospora family
* PROSECCO sparkling Italian wine
* PTILOTUS perennial herb/shrub
* REGELIA ornamental shrub like melaleuca
* RESTIO miniature bamboo-type plant
* RHAGODIA saltbush shrub
* RICHEA alpine shrub with sharp leaves
* RULINGIA low-growing shrub with star-like flowers
* SAMOLUS brookweed, aquatic plant
* SANTALUM woody flowering plant
* SCAEVOLA fan-flowers, or half-flowers
* SCIRPUS aquatic bulrush
* SCOPARIA Tasmanian plant
* SOLLYA bluebell creeper
* STYLIDIUM trigger plant, wildflower
* SUAEDA seepweed, seablite, water plant
* TELOPEA a waratah
* THEMEDA kangaroo grass
* THOMASIA small woody shrub with prolific flowering
* TODEA large thickset tree fern
* TOONA hardwood mahogany tree
* TRIODIA tussock-forming grass, bunch grass
* TRISTANIA small flowering tree
* TYPHA water plant, bulrush, cattail
* WOOLLSIA erect prickly shrub
* XANTHOSIA plant - definition not found
* XYRIS yellow-eyed grass
* YORRELL type of mallee tree
* ZIERIA boronia type shrub
* AGATHIS kauri pine
* AGONIS juniper tree
* ALYOGYNE hibiscus shrub
* ALYXIA Aust. Native shrub
     
  sea creature  
* ANASPIDES Tasmanian shrimp
* BULLSEYE Aust fish
* SYNCARID Tasmanian shrimp
* TAKO octopus in sushi
* TAMAGO egg in sushi
 
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