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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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off-rampoffsiderogdayold manold peopleon abouton-rampone-on-oneonion grassonkusonyaoontʊnt
op shopOpalOpalsopen houseopen slatheropera house trapopportunity classOrder of AustraliaOscar AscheOTCoutbackˈaʊtbæk
outbackeryoutside countryoverlanderOxford scholarP-platerpacemanpack shitPacker whackerpaddle poppaddleboatˈpædəlˌboʊt
painting rocksPakisPancake Tuesdaypandanus palmpanel vanpants manpaper yabberpapersˈpeɪpɚz
park 'n' rideparmiparroparticle boardparts interpreterparty pastieparty pieparty sausage rollpash rashpasherpassion popPatterson's cursepavlovapævˈləʊvə
pay outpay overspeak bodypeewitˈpiːwɪt
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