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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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Pty Ltdpub rockpublic hotelpuftaloon
pʌftəˈluːn
pull one's head inpumpkinˈpʌmpkɪn
push shit uphillpusswahputawayquaddiequadrellaquadrillionkwɑˈdɹɪl.i.ən
quadroonkwɑːˈdɹuːn
quandongˈkwandɒŋ
quarter-castequartz reeferquattuordecillionˌkwɒtjuɔː(ɹ)dəˈsɪl.i.ən
QueeNZlanderquindecillionˌkwɪndəˈsɪl.i.ən
quinellarabbit boardrabbit-oˈɹæbədoʊ
rack offrack off, hairy legsragerˈɹeɪd͡ʒɚ
rat houseratbagˈɹæt.bæɡ
ratbaggeryratesɹeɪts
ratshitˈɹæt.ʃɪt
razooɹəˈzʉː
rear vision mirrorrecreation roomred antred Nedredweedreef and beefrefarmedrefarmingrefforefidexRefugee RegattaReg Grundysreginaldsrelief teacherremovalistreserve bankreserve gradereserve graderrestumpreticulated waterreturnedɹɪˈtəːnd
revenue raisingrevheadRex Huntˈɹɛks hʌnt
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