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How to (really) Speak Australian
No “Fosters” does not mean “Beer”. ”Four X” or maybe “VB” means “beer”. Here’s some that stood out to me:
“Hey” = “Huh”
(as in: ”Sure is hot today, hey?” or just “hey?” if you need something repeated)
Post-Mix = Fountain Coke Esky = Cooler/Ice Chest
Arvo = Afternoon Mackers = McDonalds
Servo = Gas Station Skull = to ‘chug’ a drink
But those examples don’t begin to cover the range of things that are referred to by their first syllable and an added “-ie” sound. Nearly everything gets this Aussie truncation.
Relatives = Rellies Sunglasses = Sunnies
Magnetic Island = Maggie Can of Beer = Tinny
Australia = Aussie University/College = Uni
Kindergarten = Kindie Brisbane = Brissy
I guess when it’s this hot, even two syllables is one too many. I’ll post more another day.
