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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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kissed on the dick by a fairyKitchener bunknawelknow whether one is Arthur or Marthakoala fuckerkombikoolie
ˈkuːli
koradjiKranskykurosolkurrajongKwaussieˈkwɒzi
L-platerLabor Partyladder of opportunitylaminexlamingtonlæmɪŋtən
land acknowledgementland rights for gay whaleslanewaylaughing jackasslawyer vinelayoverˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)
leading seamanleafwingLebleckyˈlɛki
legal heightleopardwoodlettuce leaflienorlifielift one's gamelight-horsemanliquid laughlocky Dlɔki ˈdiː
lolly scramblelong blacklong paddocklong service leavelong-eared guinea piglordlɔːd
low-doc loanLtlubraˈluːbɹə
lubritoriumluck inlutruwitaMabomaccasˈmæk.əz
mad as a cut snakemad as a meat axeMadame Bishopmadomaggot bagmaggotedmagoosmagpieˈmæɡˌpaɪ
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