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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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penalty unitpeppermint treepeppy
ˈpɛpi
pfellapie floaterpiece of pisspikerˈpaɪkə(ɹ)
pineapple grasspink slippink snapperpiss artistpissed as a parrotPitt Street farmerplacegetterplacegettingplate saleplatypusaryˈplætɪpʊsəɹi
playlunchplease explainplonkoploverˈplʌvɚ
pluggerplum pineplush toyplutepluːt
Pluto pupPMOpoint sandwichpoint the bonepointy endpoisonerpoke borackpoke boraxpoker machinepolice beatpollardˈpɒl.əd
polliepolliespollyspeakpomegranateˈpɒmɪ(ˌ)ɡɹænɪt
Pomlandpommiepɒmi
pommie washpony glasspoo ticketspoofterpoon uppooncepossiepostal notepostal villageˈpoʊstl̩ ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ
power pointpremierˈpɹɛ.mi.ɛː
premmiepreservatizeprimary schoolˈpɹaɪməɹi skuːl
private member's billprivateerˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪə
pronumeralpɹəʊˈnjuːməɹəl
proppyˈpɹɒpi
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