What do Aussies call sandwiches?

The word 'sanga' is Aussie slang for a sandwich; not sure when or how the letter 'g' became involved, although one can assume it was adopted from the common mispronunciation of sandwich as 'sangwich.
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What do they call lunch in Australia?

Contributor's comments: In Tasmania 'dinner' is usually the meal (or snack) eaten in the middle of the day; though, if the midday meal is a snack it may be referred to as 'lunch', especially by school children, ie it's lunch-time. 'Tea' is the evening meal.
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What do Australian people call condoms?

One of the most known nicknames for condom is rubber. However, if you go to a convenience store in Australia or New Zealand and ask for a rubber, you will be handed an eraser.
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Do Australians call food Tucker?

This week, our word is tucker. This is some great Aussie slang for food that has been in constant use since the 1850s. The original meaning is of a meal, that is, something to be tucked away (in the stomach).
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What do Australians call a cafeteria?

The shop at school which sold food: Mum's let me buy lunch from the canteen today.
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What is a Tucker in Australia?

Tucker is food. [mainly Australian, informal] ...a man who knows what constitutes decent tucker and how to go about serving it up. 'tucker'
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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 they call soda in Australia?

"Pop" and "fizzy pop" are used in Northern England, South Wales, and the Midlands, while "mineral" or "lemonade" (as a general term) are used in Ireland. In Scotland, "fizzy juice" or even simply "juice" is colloquially encountered. In Australia and New Zealand, "soft drink" or "fizzy drink" is typically used.
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What is slang for sandwich?

A layer cake or sandwich cake. BLT. butty. Dagwood. double-decker.
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What is the C word in Australia?

In Australia, "cunt" (pronounced "cunt", as in "bunt") has many connotations – most of which are actually positive. For example: If a friend of mine were to be exceptional at motorsports or a nice person in genera,l he would henceforth be referred to as a "sick-cunt".
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What is the most Aussie word?

The 25 most common Australian slang words
  • See ya this arvo - See you this afternoon.
  • Being dacked – When someone pulls your pants down.
  • Give a wedgie – When someone pulls your pants up your bum.
  • Dunny - toilet, bathroom – D'ya know where the dunny is, mate?
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What do Aussies call sausages?

Aussies love sausages and, to avoid any further confusion, it's best to know that they call them “snags” and “bangers.”
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What do Australians call fast food?

This handout picture taken and released by McDonald's Australia on January 8, 2013 shows new signage being used outside a McDonalds store reading 'Macca's" in the southern Sydney suburb of Engadine.
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What is a ripper in Australian slang?

ripper (not comparable) (Britain, Australia, slang) Very good; excellent; fantastic.
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What is Australia's favorite drink?

What is the most popular drink in Australia? Australians boast about their selection and variety of alcohol. The most famous drink in Australia is vino. The most consumed drink in this country is red wine.
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Is Fanta in Australia?

Currently, Fanta is the second-largest soft drink brand in the world, a position it maintains here in Australia. First on sale in 1960, currently Fanta is the second-largest soft drink brand in the world, a position it maintains here in Australia.
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What does cobber mean in Australia?

cobber. A friend, a companion. Also used as a form of address (g'day cobber!). The word probably derives from the Yiddish word chaber 'comrade'.
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What does ta mean in Australian?

'Ta' means 'thank you'.
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Is Crikey Australian?

Crikey is an Australian electronic magazine comprising a website and email newsletter available to subscribers. Crikey was described by former Federal Opposition Leader Mark Latham as the "most popular website in Parliament House" in The Latham Diaries. In 2014 it had around 17,000 paying subscribers.
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What do Aussies call pancakes?

Pikelets (Australian Pancakes)
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What do Australians call ovens?

Down here you call it the barbie or the barbecue. A “grill” is what some homes down here have, if they have a stove “cooktop” and oven unit combination, or a “cooker”. You can also have a cooker {eg, a slow cooker} on your kitchen “benchtop”, or what I've always known to be a counter or countertop…
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How do you annoy Australians?

14 Ways to Annoy an Australian
  1. Talk About Sports. ...
  2. Confuse Them with New Zealanders. ...
  3. Demonstrate a Terrible Australian Accent. ...
  4. Criticise Their BBQ. ...
  5. Pom, Pommy, Pommie. ...
  6. Compliment Men on their Macho-ness. ...
  7. Take Them Down Memory Lane. ...
  8. Criticise Crocodile Dundee.
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What do Aussies call flip flops?

One of the most infamous Australian idiosyncrasies is the word for flip flop: the 'thong'. Not to be confused with the buttock-cleaving variety, the Aussie version comprises a rubber sole held to the foot by two straps that meet between the first and second toes.
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Do Aussies say shrimp or prawn?

Australians, however, invariably use the word prawn rather than shrimp. Because the commercial was commissioned for broadcast in the United States, the change was made to limit audience confusion.
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