How do you say breakfast in Australia?

Brekky: the first and most important meal of the day, Aussies call breakfast 'brekky'.

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What is the Aussie way of saying breakfast?

Macquarie and Oxford Dictionary list “brekky” and “brekkie” as the officially recognised forms.

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How do you say morning in Australia?

Morn – Morning

Morn is an Australian slang word for 'morning', and is used as a friendly greeting. It can be used as a simple way of saying hello when you meet someone in the morning. For example, if you are running late to work and you see someone on the street, you could say “Morn!”.

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Is brekkie British or Australian?

According to Corpus of Global Web-Based English (GloWbE), Australia leads the world in the use of both terms, with “brekky” being slightly more popular. Here's the chart for “brekkie”: Although Australia has outstripped both countries, the abbreviations started out in Britain and Ireland.

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What word is used for breakfast or mosquito in Australia?

Australian English is full of words based on this formula. Barbie, of the now-infamous "throw another shrimp on the barbie," is short for barbecue; brekkie is short for breakfast; mozzie is short for mosquito; postie is short for postman; Aussie is short for Australian; and the list goes on.

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How to Say "Breakfast" | Australian Slang

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What do the Brits call breakfast?

The first meal of the day

The traditional breakfast in Britain is called the full English breakfast. It's a big, cooked meal, made up of several different parts. Because lots of these parts are fried, it's also sometimes called a fry-up.

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What is a breaky slang word?

/ (ˈbrɛkɪ) / noun. a slang word for breakfast.

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What is the English slang for breakfast?

Definition of 'brekky'

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Do Australians say G night?

Greeting - used in the evening. When meeting someone in the evening. In Brisbane the term "Good night" is often used instead of the the term "Good evening".

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How do Aussies say goodbye?

Australian goodbye is “Hooroo”; sometimes they even “cheerio” like British people, a UK slang word.

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Do Australians say G Day?

It surely sounds strange to those who are familiar with American or British English, but it is a very common expression in Australia. G'day is a shortened form of 'Good Day' and it is the equivalent of 'Hello.

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Do Australians call breakfast brekkie?

Brekky: the first and most important meal of the day, Aussies call breakfast 'brekky'.

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What do they call lunch in Australia?

Contributor's comments: In Central Qld we still call Lunch "Dinner" and Dinner "Tea". Also, morning and afternoon tea is "Smoko". Contributor's comments: This was the same for me growing up in the sixties in SW WA.

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How do Aussies spell brekkie?

brekkie – breakfast

Although it sounds like breakfast for kids, brekkie is the Australian meal everyone has in the morning. So…

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What is poor Aussie slang?

Contributor's comments: The term 'povo' comes from the word poverty. Contributor's comments: [North Geelong informant] I would also say that this is used to describe someone who is tight arsed but not necessarily poor. Contributor's comments: poor and despised person: "Take no notice of him - he's just a povo."

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What is slang for egg Australia?

Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child's word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.

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What did Victorians call breakfast?

The modern breakfast

In the early years of the Victorian era breakfast would have consisted, if you could afford it, of cold meats, cheese and beer. In time this was replaced by porridge, fish, eggs and bacon - the "full English".

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What was breakfast originally called?

History. In Old English, a regular morning meal was called morgenmete, and the word dinner, which originated from Gallo-Romance desjunare ("to break one's fast"), referred to a meal after fasting.

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What is American breakfast?

In the United States, breakfast often consists of either a cereal or an egg-based dish. However, pancakes, waffles, toast, and variants of the full breakfast and continental breakfast are also prevalent.

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What do Aussies call beer?

Residents of Victoria and South Australia call the large sized beer a “pint,” while in all other states it's called a “schooner” (pronounced “skooner”).

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What do Aussies call beer holders?

A koozie ( /ˈkuːzi/ KOO-zee) (US) or stubby holder (Australian) is a fabric or foam sleeve that is designed to thermally insulate a beverage container, like a can or bottle.

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What is a bogan in Australian slang?

Bogan: Australian slang for a person whose speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour are unrefined or unsophisticated.

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