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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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strolloutstubbiestubby
ˈstʌbi
stubby holderstubby treestuff upsub-lieutenantsuburbˈsʌbɝb
sugarbagˈʃʊɡəbæɡ
sunbakesunbakersunbakingSunday roastsuperannuationˈs(j)ʉːpəˌɹænjʉːˈæɪʃn̩
Surferssurfiesussoswag itswaggieˈswaɡi
swagwomanswamp harrierswamperˈswɒmpə
sweet asswiːt æz
swimming holeˈswɪmɪŋ həʊl
swooping seasonswot vacswyt'othersiderˌtʌðə(ɹ)ˈsaɪdə(ɹ)
T2T3ˌtiːˈθɹiː
tackle footballTAFEteɪf
take a Bextake-awayˈteɪk əˌweɪ
takeawayˈteɪkəweɪ
taking the pissˈteɪk.ɪŋ ðə pɪs
talking sticktall poppytall poppy syndrometallietantyTarjaytɑɹˈʒeɪ̯
Tassieˈtæzi
Tassie devilˈtæziː ˈdevəl
tasty cheeseTaswegiantæzˈwiːd͡ʒən
tea breakteacaketealtiːl
telephone boxtenosoltent embassyteraglinTexitˈtɛɡzɪt
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