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[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 15 points 3 months ago

We also use dollarydoos

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Dollarbucks.

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[–] T156@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Ducks for short.

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[–] dellish@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This is correct. Nobody says "Aussie dollars".

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[–] T156@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

It is a bit redundant when you're in the same country.

People in England don't call English muffins English muffins, and Berliners don't call Berliners Berliners, why would Australians call Australian dollars Australian Dollars, unless they needed to specify?

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[–] addie@feddit.uk 5 points 3 months ago

BBC food, English muffins are indeed called English muffins here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/english_muffins_56640

Where I am (oop north), if you just said "muffin", people would assume you meant the small round bit of bread that you put fillings into; a barm, a roll, ...

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago

Oz Bucks.

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[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 33 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Yup, dacks are pants. To dack someone is to pull their pants down (like the nasty school prank, see also pantsing). Sweatpants are part of a tracksuit, hence tracky-dacks.

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[–] JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I would add, 'dacks' is a bit more specifically closer to 'undies', at least in my area.
And track pants are also called Trackies.

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[–] naught101@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Words for undies and swimmers are very regional

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[–] dellish@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Undies are underderps, not dacks.

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[–] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

In England some folk also call them 'tra(c|k)kies', also short for 'tracksuit bottoms' that pair with 'tracksuit tops'

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[–] tyler@programming.dev 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I searched and wtf it’s true. https://aussiefitnesspros.com/products/aussie-tracky-dacks

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[–] dellish@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Aussie Fitness Pros

Local Pick Up: 3055 Enterprise Ct.VISTA, CA 92081

Hmmmm. I somehow doubt your source, even though you managed to stumble on the correct answer.

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[–] tyler@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago

lol I didn’t see that. Whoops

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[–] PDFuego@aussie.zone 11 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Can't wait to get home and put on my shorty-dorts

[–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

It's not just a bit of nonsense tho, trackies is tracksuit (trousers), and dacks has been another word for trousers/ pants since way before trackies were invented. Also works quite well in "shat yer dacks"

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[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

We're just jealous of the Australians because they're having more fun with words that we ever will.