What is the slang word for breakfast?

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

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What is the slang for breakfast?

Q: It's a choice between “breaky” and “brekky”. Although, I've also seen “brekkie” and even “breakie”.

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What does brekkie mean in Australian?

brekkie – breakfast

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

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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 does breaky mean breakfast?

brekkie (countable and uncountable, plural brekkies) (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Breakfast.

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Breakfast | Meaning of breakfast

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What is breaky in Australia?

Aussie Word of the Week

Or perhaps you spell it breaky or even breakie? Whichever way, that's breakfast. The most important meal of the day.

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Is brekkie a slang?

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

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What is the slang word for morning meal?

Definition of '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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What are 5 Aussie slang words or phrases?

Australian slang: 33 phrases to help you talk like an Aussie
  • Wrap your laughing gear 'round that.
  • Dog's breakfast. ...
  • Tell him he's dreaming. ...
  • A few stubbies short of a six-pack. ...
  • What's the John Dory? ...
  • Have a Captain Cook. ...
  • No worries, mate, she'll be right. ...
  • Fair go, mate. Fair suck of the sauce bottle. ...

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How do you say thank you in Aussie slang?

Ta. 'Ta' means 'thank you'.

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What is the Australian slang for girl?

Sheila = Girl

Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.

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What do British call breakfast?

Breakfast: This is also called brekkie by some but not common. Breakfast is usually the same everywhere though the contents of breakfast will vary hugely. Both Britain and Ireland are famous for their cooked breakfast which is known as "full" or "cooked" breakfast.

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Is brekkie a breakfast slang?

(informal) A breakfast.

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What is bra in Australian slang?

In an interview on Triple J radio, Koby Abberton pointed out that "Bra" is a reference to the gang's suburb, Maroubra, and partly after the street slang for brother. Some members of the gang tattoo "My Brother's Keeper" across the front of their chest, "Bra Boys" and Maroubra's postcode "2035" on their backs.

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What is mom Australian slang?

Certainly if you're in the US, your mother is your “mom” – short for “mommy” and in the UK, Australia and New Zealand it's “mum” – shortened from “mummy”.

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What do guys call girls in Australia?

Aussie Slang Words For Women:
  • Sheila.
  • Chick.
  • Woman.
  • Lady.
  • Bird.
  • Broad.
  • Girl.

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What do Aussies say instead of cheers?

"Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi" is a cheer or chant often performed at Australian sport events.

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How do you say beautiful in Aussie slang?

Beaut!/Beauty!: beaut, beauty or 'you beauty' is a very Australian way to say that something is great.

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Why do Aussies say yeah nah?

Yeah nah is a commonly used Australian phrase and colloquialism. The phrase yeah nah means 'no', but it allows the speaker or writer to ease into their response so as to not come across as too outspoken, or brash.

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What are Aussie words for 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 the Australian slang for no problem?

The expression has been compared to the American English equivalent "no problem". In their book Australian Language & Culture: No Worries!, authors Vanessa Battersby, Paul Smitz and Barry Blake note: "No worries is a popular Australian response akin to 'no problems', 'that's OK' or 'sure thing'."

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