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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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bastard mahoganybat deepbattle axebeach boxbeaut
bjuːt
beer nutbeg yoursbell-topperbest and fairestbewdybig bikkiesbig-notebig-noterBilljimbillyfulbin chickenbindiesbindiibɪn.di
bindybɪn.di
Binghiˈbɪŋaɪ
bio boxbit of alrightbitter melonˈbɪtəɹ ˈmɛlən
bitumenˈbɪt.jʊ.mɪn
bizzoblack mangroveBlack Saturdayblack stumpblack-faced cormorantblackboyblackbuttˈblakbʌt
blackfellerblackfellowˈblakfɛləʊ
blackginblacktrackerblaknessBlind Freddyblitz truckblockholderblood nosebloodwoodˈblʌdwʊd
blowerˈbləʊ.ə
blue bonnetˈbluː ˌbɒnɪt
blue heelerblue light discobluetongueboabboardiesbody corporateboganˈboʊ.ɡən
Bogan showerboʊɡən ˈʃaʊə
boganismbogong mothbogratbokoˈbəʊ.kəʊ
bomboraboneseedboningˈbəʊnɪŋ
bonzaˈbɒn.zə
bonzerˈbɒnzə
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