In Australia, you say "daddy" the same way as in other English-speaking countries (pronounced DAD-ee), but the most common terms are "dad" or "mum," with "daddy/mummy" often used by younger children, though some adults still use them, while "papa" or "pop" are also heard, but "dad" is standard for most.
Most little ones in Australia start with mummy, dada/daddy, and progress to mum/Dad.
"Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi" is a cheer or chant often performed at Australian sport events. It is a variation of the "Oggy Oggy Oggy, oi oi oi" chant used by both football and rugby union fans in Great Britain from the 1960s onwards. It is usually performed by a crowd uniting to support a sports team or athlete.
🙄 Slang Word of the Day: Hoo-ha 🙄 If there's a big hoo-ha, it means people are making too much fuss, noise, or excitement about something trivial or unimportant. It's like saying “Why is everyone overreacting?” 😅 🔹 Definition: Hoo-ha = a lot of fuss, excitement, or discussion about something that isn't really important.
Pet names: Survey shows Australians most likely to call partner baby, babe, honey, sweetie or love. Do you have an embarrassing pet name for your significant other that would make you cringe if your mates knew?
Avo means avocado. It's not to be confused with arvo, which means afternoon.
In British English and Australian English, madam and ma'am were originally used to address a married woman of equal or superior status to oneself (unless she was entitled to be addressed as “my Lady”).
Synonyms of dad
' 'Darls', of course, is short for 'darling'. I don't recall hearing the term used outside Australia, although British shop assistants—especially Northern ones—readily employ terms like 'love', 'sweetheart' 'poppet', 'pet' and 'my lovely'.
You might recognise the Pheasant Coucal by its distinctive 'oop-oop-oop-opp' call. Sometimes mates will duet, providing a concert that sounds like water bubbling from a big bottle. In winter, its voice is a sharp hissing.
Due to its increasing presence in the urban environment and its habit of rummaging in garbage, the species has acquired a variety of colloquial names such as "tip turkey" and "bin chicken", and in recent years has become an icon of Australia's popular culture, regarded with glee by some and passionate revulsion by ...
Ayam, the Indonesian and Malay word for chicken, used in names of dishes and chicken or food-related entities: Ayam Brand, food company.
"Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi" is a cheer or chant often performed at Australian sport events. It is a variation of the "Oggy Oggy Oggy, oi oi oi" chant used by both football and rugby union fans in Great Britain from the 1960s onwards. It is usually performed by a crowd uniting to support a sports team or athlete.
A notable exponent of the term is Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle from George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion; "I ain't done nothing wrong by speaking to the gentleman". Ain't is a non-standard feature commonly found in mainstream Australian English and in New Zealand, ain't is a feature of Māori-influenced English.
Baka (馬鹿 or ばか) is a Japanese swear or curse word meaning idiot, jackass, dumbass, or unthinking fool. (Excuse our language, please!) That said, baka's meaning is highly contextual, as our resident Japanese expert explains: “Baka (馬鹿) means a fool or an idiot, and used as an insult.
1. 馬鹿 (Baka): Stupid. 2. アホ (Aho): Stupid.