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Australian & NZ slang
Aussie and Kiwi vocabulary — bogan, daggy, brekkie, sheila, bach, jandals — the whole Antipodean lexicon, including outback dialect, surf and beach culture, and Sydney/Melbourne street slang.
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a dime a dozenabalone
æb.əˈləʊ.ni
aboˈæb.əʉ
acceptanceəkˈsɛp.təns
Adrian QuistaerogardAFLeɪ ɛf ɛl
aged careagistedəˈdʒɪstɪd
agri-foodˈæɡɹiˌfuːd
AHOAkubraəˈkuːbɹə
Al Caponeˌæl kəˈpoʊn
Alboalcotestˈæl.kəˌtɛst
Alfælf
all outamber nectarangloˈæŋ.ɡləʊ̯
Anglxant-bedantbed parrotAnzac biscuitAnzac waferApple Islearound aboutarviearvoˈɑː.voʊ
as game as Ned Kellyasparagus rollasproassociate's degreeAuscamauspicingAussieˈɒzi
Aussie battlerAussie saluteˈɒzi səˈl(j)uːt
automobileˈɔː.tə.məˌbiːl
AVOAWBB-l-Sbabbling brookback o' Bourkeback of beyondback one outbackblockbackhoeˈbæk.həʊ
backyardbækˈjɑːd
bag of fruitbanana busband-aidˈbændeɪd
bandicootˈbændɪˌkuːt
Barcoo rotbare-belliedbare-bellied Joebarrackingbarracoutabarramundiˌbæɹəˈmʌndi
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