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Love this!!! It took years for my daughter to finally admit to me she’s bi so I get it albeit on the receiving end (no pun intended). Good for you!!! I reckon you feel liberated!

Nothing from os - yes but I don’t reckon interstate is possibly- eg kids would never get oranges or bananas

His explanations are so imaginative... I reckon in times gone by he would have enjoyed reading tealeaves...

She's absolutely loving the attention I reckon 😁

Depends on yr perspective, I guess? But yeah, leaving aside VIC Labor of yrs previous, I reckon Whitlam's brief tenure was the peak.

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#1·Apr 23, 2026GlobalNeutral

"I reckon we leave by nine."

Origin: Regional vernacular; long-established in its native community.

For parents

If your child says 'I reckon we should leave at six', they are simply saying 'I think' or 'I suppose'. 'Reckon' is everyday English in Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and the American South, and it is also creeping into wider youth speech through TV. It is not slang in the disrespectful sense and is not connected to gambling or money in this context. The tone is casual and slightly understated rather than confident, so 'I reckon' often signals a soft opinion rather than a firm claim. Nothing to worry about — it is plain conversational English.

For ESL learners

"reckon" is slang. It means: Australian / British: "think" or "believe." "What do you reckon?" is the Aussie equivalent of "what do you think?" Used as an answer-opener: "I reckon we leave by nine." Conveys…. Register: casual. Use it in: casual conversation and online posts. Avoid in: formal writing and professional emails.

Cluster: generic-action

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“Love this!!! It took years for my daughter to finally admit to me she’s bi so I get it albeit on the receiving end (no pun intended). Good for you!!! I reckon you feel liberated!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“Nothing from os - yes but I don’t reckon interstate is possibly- eg kids would never get oranges or bananas”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“His explanations are so imaginative... I reckon in times gone by he would have enjoyed reading tealeaves...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“She's absolutely loving the attention I reckon 😁”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“Depends on yr perspective, I guess? But yeah, leaving aside VIC Labor of yrs previous, I reckon Whitlam's brief tenure was the peak.”
— Bluesky· May 2026

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#2·May 2, 2026GlobalFormal

To come to an accounting; to draw up or settle accounts; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty.

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#3·May 2, 2026GlobalFormal

To reckon with something or somebody or not, i.e. to reckon without something or somebody: to take into account, deal with, consider or not, i.e. to misjudge, ignore, not take into account, not deal with, not consider or fail to consider; e.g. reckon without one's host

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#4·May 2, 2026GlobalFormal

To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing.

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#5·May 2, 2026GlobalFormal

To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute.

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#6·May 2, 2026GlobalFormal

To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause

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#7·May 2, 2026GlobalFormal

To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

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#8·May 2, 2026GlobalFormal

An impression or opinion.

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#9·May 2, 2026GlobalFormal

To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value.