Special Report
Australian Words and Phrases Americans Just Don't Get
August 1, 2019 1:44 pm
Last Updated: January 15, 2020 9:15 am
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Brekky
Also brekkie. Breakfast.
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Bruce
A typical Australian male. The usage is said to derive from a 1970 Monty Python sketch in which all the supposedly Australian characters share that name.
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Chockers
Completely full. Possibly a shortening of chock-a-block.
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Chook
Chicken, probably derived from “chick.”
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Chrissie
Christmas, an occasion on which you might want to buy your friends and family prezzies.
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