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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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burrawangbush applebush bananabush flybush lawyerbush polebush ratbush tomatobush turkeybush weekbush-basherbushed
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bushfirebushieˈbʊʃi
bushlandbushmanbushrangebushrangerbushrangingbushwalkbushwalkerbushwalkingbushwhackerbushwomanbutterbuttcab off the rankcabanakəˈbænə
cabanossicabbage palmCabracactusedcalecallovercan-eatercanteenkænˈtiːn
capsicumˈkæpsɪkəm
Captain Cookˌkæptən ˈkʊk
captain's callcaptain's pickcar parkˈkɑːpɑːk
cashed-up boganCashiescask wineCath edcattle padcattle tickcelebrantˈsɛlɪbɹənt
cellar dwellerCentrelinkCESChampion Bay poisonchaseychasingsˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋz
checkout chickcheckside puntcheesymite scrollchewieˈt͡ʃuː.i
chewyˈt͡ʃuː.i
Chinamanfishchockersˈtʃɒk.ərz
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