What? Slang
Reckon? Amazing! Or, as the Australian would say, "ripper"
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If you want to connect with Australian people (the "Aussie") you need to do one thing, and one thing only. Cut every word!
Key-word: abbreviation
๐ Avocado - avo
๐ Christmas - chrissie
๐ Biscuit - biccy
๐ Chocolate - choccie
๐ G'day - good day
๐ Afternoon - arvo
๐ Present - prezzy
๐ Postman - postie
๐ Journalist - journo
๐ Musician - muso
๐ Petrol station - petty
๐ Expensive - exy
๐ Truck driver - truckie
๐ Track suit - trakies, trakie dacks
๐ Kindergarden - kindie
๐ definitely defo
๐ friday fry-dee
๐ australia straya
๐ Laptop lappy
๐ McDonald - maccas
๐ Barbecue - barbie
๐ This afternoon - s'arvo
๐ Tomorrow - tomorra
๐ Facebook - facey
๐ Lipstick - lippy
๐ Sunglasses - sunnies
๐ Chicken - chook
๐ Breakfast - brekky
๐ McDonald - maccas
๐ Barbecue - barbie
๐ This afternoon - s'arvo
๐ Tomorrow - tomorra
๐ Facebook - facey
๐ Lipstick - lippy
๐ Sunglasses - sunnies
๐ Chicken - chook
๐ Breakfast - brekky
๐ Chewing gum - chewie
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Not abbreviation, but pure slang
๐ sheila - woman ๐
๐ tea - dinner
๐ oldie - relatives
๐ bludger - lazy person
๐ cactus (my favorite :D ) - dead, not functioning
๐ ace - great! ๐ฅ
๐ show pony - someone enjoys being in the limelight
๐ tall poppy - successful
๐ tea - dinner
๐ rack off - f**k off
๐ ta - thank you
๐ hotel - bar ๐
๐ hottie - (not a very actractive woman as the Americans say) hot water bottle๐ no drama - no problem, no worries
๐ she'll be right / she'll be apples - IT'll be okay
๐ too right? - isn't?
๐ pash - to kiss, make out
๐ dog's breakfast - messy