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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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D&MDad and Davedag outdagoˈdeɪɡəʊ
dagwood dogdalgiteDarwin stubbyde factoˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ
dead setdeadhousedecimal dozenDeep Northderoˈdeəɹ.əʊ
desert oakdesert ratdesert willowdestodestruction permitdevil devildevonˈdɛvən
diggerˈdɪɡɚ
dimmieˈdɪ.mi
dingoˈdɪŋɡəʊ
dingo-poisonerDINKdɪŋk
dinky-diˈdɪŋkiˈdɑi
dinner campdisembowellingdistillateˈdɪstɪlət
DJsdo a Bradburydo it toughdo someone's head indockieDodgy Brothersdoer-uppererdoingsdollarydoodone like a dinnerdonkey votedonkey voterdoona daydoovalackydot pointdouble dissolutiondouble-bankdouble-dinkDouglas ScoredowakDown syndromedaʊn ˈsɪndɹəʊm
dreaming sitedreydɹeɪ
drink with the fliesdrink-driverdriveawaydriver licencedriver reviverdriver's licencedrongoˈdrɒŋ.ɡoʊ
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