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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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sea scallopseachangerSECselldownsellotape
ˈsɛləteɪp
send bushSeppoSeppolandseptendecillionˌsɛptəndəˈsɪl.i.ən
septenvigintillionserial pestserviceabilityˌsɜː(ɹ)vɪsəˈbɪlɪti
servoˈsɜː.voʊ
settled districtsex-on-premises venuesexoˈsɛks.əʊ̯
sextillionsɛksˈtɪljən
sexvigintillionsharebrokersharebrokingsharemateshark baitˈʃɑːkbeɪt
she-oakˈʃioʊk
she'll be applesshe'll be rightʃiːl bi raɪt
she's applesshedhandsheep stationsheilaˈʃiː.lə
Sherrinshickeredˈʃɪkəd
shinplastershiny bumshiraleeshit it inshit offshit on toastShitneysidershivooshockieshonkshoot throughshoot through like a Bondi tramshop stealshop stealershort blackshouseʃaʊs
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