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Strine and Aussie Slang - K

King Brown to Knickers in a Knot

By Larry Rivera, About.com

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king brown. Mulga snake. Sometimes applied to a larger (usually brown in color) bottle of beer.

Kiwi. A New Zealander.

knackered. Completely exhausted.

knickers in a knot. To get one's knickers in a knot is to become agitated, flustered, bothered (about something).

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