What do Aussies call cigarettes?

Durry is the spread Australian term for a cigarette. Among the younger generation, it is often called ciggies or darts.

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What are slang words for cigarettes?

Synonyms
  • bine (Britain, slang)
  • blem (Multicultural London English)
  • bogie, boagie.
  • butt (New England, slang)
  • cancerette (derogatory slang)
  • cancer stick (slang)
  • cig (informal)
  • cigaret (dated)

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Why do Aussies call cigarettes durries?

Etymology 1

David Bradley, Australian Journal of Linguistics (1989) suggests that it may be derived from a widely used brand of loose tobacco used for roll-your-owns, Bull Durham, clipped and resuffixed with the most productive suffix for forming new colloquial words in Australian English.

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What do Australians smoke?

In particular, the most common form of smoking in Australia is tobacco smoking which is practised in a myriad of types.

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Which country smokes the most?

Here are the 10 countries with the highest smoking rates:
  • Tuvalu - 48.70%
  • Myanmar - 45.50%
  • Chile - 44.70%
  • Lebanon - 42.60%
  • Serbia - 40.60%
  • Bangladesh - 39.10%
  • Greece - 39.10%
  • Bulgaria - 38.90%

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What did aboriginals smoke?

Bush tobacco is a native Australian tobacco plant, often known as Pituri, Pitjuri or Mingkulpa. The use of bush tobacco varies across regions but seems to be most common within Aboriginal populations in the central desert regions of Australia.

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What is a cockie in Australian slang?

cocky. A small-scale farmer; (in later use often applied to) a substantial landowner or to the rural interest generally. In Australia there are a number of cockies including cow cockies, cane cockies and wheat cockies.

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What do Aussies call beer?

Grog is a general term for beer and spirits (but not wine). Australians enjoy having a few beers or a bevvie (short for beverage), a frostie, a coldie or a couple of cold ones. Beer is also known as liquid amber, amber nectar or liquid gold.

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What do Aussies call the toilet?

dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.

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What is a cigarette girl called?

Another title for a cigarette girl is candy girl. Aside from serving cigarettes and other novelties, the attractive girls acted as eye candy and were often employed to flirt with male customers as well. Cigarette girls usually consented in the hopes of getting tips from wealthy businessmen.

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What's a nickname for tobacco?

"broom," "cabbage," "cig," "gas bomb," "heater," "sausage," "smoke," "see- gar," "smoked sausage," "Spanish guitar," (rhymes with cigar), and "weed."

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Who calls cigarettes darts?

Having a DART? Did you know this originated as an Aussie term for cigarettes? Canadians say this slang especially in the prairie provinces. Some people think it's because you hold a cigarette similarly to how you would hold a dart.

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What do Aussies call sunglasses?

Sunnies - A term native to Australia and New Zealand to describe sunglasses.

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What do Aussies call a couch?

A: Ah, well, the main two players worldwide are “couch” and “sofa”. Sofa is more common in Britain, while couch is preferred in North America, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. Q: Is there a difference?

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What do Aussies call ketchup?

That being said, let's start with something most of us will probably have sitting in the fridge or pantry: ketchup. Ketchup is underrated. We call it tomato sauce in Australia. Or just “sauce”.

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What Aussies call flip flops?

The shoe known in Australia as a “thong” is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world.

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What is Australian slang for girl?

5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.

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What do Aussies call sweaters?

Depending on which country you are from, you may use the term, woollen sweater, wool jumper, pullover or jersey – they can all be used when referring to a wool jumper, woollen jumper Australia, knitwear Australia or woollen sweaters. Woolen jumpers Australia are what we know as a woollen pullover.

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What is a bluey in Australian slang?

Bluey is an Australian nickname for a person with red hair. As a nickname, Bluey may refer to: Frank 'Bluey' Adams (born 1935), former Australian rules football player. Derek Arnold (born 1941), New Zealand former rugby union player.

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What does pisser mean in Australia?

(Australia, slang, mildly vulgar) An extremely amusing person or thing.

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Do Australians say Cobber?

Cobber is an Australian and New Zealand word for "mate" or "friend".

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How do you say cigarette in Aboriginal?

a cigarette, a dhurrie: Hey mate can u spare a bulyu ? Contributor's comments: This is an Aboriginal word from northern and western South Australia, literally meaning "smoke", traditionally the smoke from a fire, but now used to refer to tobacco as in "gimme bulyu" "give me a cigarette".

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What did Vikings smoke?

The Vikings throughout Scandinavia used pipes and the herb angelikarot was commonly smoked in Norway. In later years, chalk and iron pipes were mass-produced for sailors in Norway.

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Do Indigenous Australians smoke more?

Higher smoking rates

Tobacco use is widespread among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples although smoking rates vary between regions and communities. Overall, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are almost 3 times more likely to smoke compared to non-Indigenous Australians.

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What is the most Aussie word?

Ta, bogan, brekkie and more popular Australian slang terms you heard before
  • ta – thank you. ...
  • sheila – woman or female. ...
  • bloke – man or guy. ...
  • bogan – an uncultured or unsophisticated person. ...
  • brekkie – breakfast. ...
  • barbie – barbecue. ...
  • mate – friend. ...
  • crikey!

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