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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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ripping
ˈɹɪpɪŋ
river red gumroadhouseˈɹəʊdˌhaʊs
robo-debtRockrock pigeonrock spiderrockholerockmelonRockyrolfroo barroommateˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt
roonedroosterˈɹuːstə
rortɹɔː(ɹ)t
rorterRottorough end of the pineappleroughyrousieRoute 66RSLɑː ɛs ɛl
ruddyˈɹʌdi
rumpusrunholdingRussian thistlesaddle reefsaddle veinsalleesæliː
sallee wattlesaltiesalvation JaneSalvosˈsælvəʉz
sand palmsandbeltsandgropersandshoeˈsandʃuː
sandy blightsangaˈsæŋə
sarkingsatinflowerSaucepanscab dutyscar treeschnittyschool captainschool of the airschoolies weekScoMoˈskəʉ.məʉ
sconeskɒn
Scotch filletscratchiescrew pinescrogginscrub bullscrub dasherscrub gunscrub turkeyscungyˈskʌnd͡ʒi
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