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Maaaate, there could be hope for me yet. I used to find “darl” or “hun” terribly fake and twee, but I’m coming around. 
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Whether you're a tradie or working on the land, when it's time to take a load off that means it's time for smoko. But where did this iconic Australian word originate?
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Colloquialisms such as barbie and smoko are like accents – part of the glue that sticks Australian English speakers together.
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The Australian summer has provided its own colourful vocabulary over the years, from Spooners to speedos and bush walks to hikes.
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New linguistic research has found foreign-language migrants possess an extraordinary ability to identify Aussie slang, despite being new to it.
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Every few years there’s a furphy that our beloved 'Strine' slang is doing a Harold Holt – but in fact Aussies are still slinging true-blue slang.
Chua Jia Wen's comment,
January 26, 2018 11:15 AM
The article discusses the irony of the situation — though many Australians are worried about their slang dying out, the reality is that Australian slang is flourishing, spreading to English-speaking regions as far away as the United Kingdom. As such, the author claims that there is no true cause for concern here, and makes his/her pride for their national slang known. This makes me consider the pride that we have for our own spoken variation of English, and how it is also constantly evolving over time.
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How can I speak English, you wonder, yet not this English? Is this a dialect or a practical joke?
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This Day Tonight asks people on the street the meaning of Aussie slang terms.
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An extensive study is underway to catalogue Australian slang, its origins, and why is is such as important part of our language.
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The guy very politely explained that a “pineapple” is Aussie slang for the yellow $50 note (i.e. a $5 is a “prawn,” a $20 is a “lobster”), and as hilarious as this was, asked if he could please bring the actual money next time.
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