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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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mundowie
mʌnˈdəʊ.i
munjonmurder noodlemurnongMurrumbidgee blanketMurrumbidgee whalerMurrumbidgee whalingmusk sticknannygainarangynardoonashoNativenative bearnative catnative fuchsianative milletnative myrtlenature stripNed KellyNed Kelly beardneenish tartnever-sweatnew Australiannews agencynick offNigelˈnaɪd͡ʒəl
nigger twistniki-nikiNikkoning-nongˈnɪŋˌnɔŋ
nit-keeperno hat, no playno jab, no playno liabilityno through roadno worriesnoʊ ˈwʌr.iz
no wucking furriesNoah'sNoah's arknobblerizenongnɒŋ
nonillionnoodlerNorth Queenslandnot here for a haircutnot much chopnot onnovemdecillionˌnoʊvəmdəˈsɪl.i.ən
novemvigintillionnudie runnuffyˈnɐfi
nulla-nullaˈnʌ.lə.nʌ.lə
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occyOckerockerismoctillionɒkˈtɪl.iː.ən
octodecillionˌɒktoʊdəˈsɪl.i.ən
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