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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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grass parrotgrass treegreen baggreen eelgreen vegetable buggrey corkwoodgrey ghostgrey nomadgreyleadgrog shantygroup certificateGSTguff offgum-tipgumbi gumbigummy sharkgunyahgym
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halal snack packhalf-piehappy little vegemitehard yakkahɑːd ˈjækə
hard yardshardyheadharlequin bughave been in the warshave seen one's last gum treehave tickets on oneselfhead stationhealth and fitness ageheart as big as Phar Lapheart starterheavy datehell west and crookedhɛl wɛst ənd ˈkɹʊkɪd
hen's partyhens' nighthigh schoolˈhaɪ.skul
Hills Hoisthit the bookshit-outHMASHokey Pokeyhoʊ̯ki poʊ̯ki
home and hosedhoney joyshoneysuckerHongkiehonkynuthooerhooroohəˈɹuː
horse-yardhot bread shophot chipshottieˈhɒti
housing commissionhow-to-vote cardhumidicribhundgehʌndʒ
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