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‘Aussie’

Australian

‘Tellie’

Television

‘Hottie’

Hot water bottle

‘Cossie’

Costume

‘Breakie’

Breakfast

‘Postie’

Postman

‘Barbie’

Barbeque

‘Footie’

Football

‘Umpie’

Umpire

‘Saltie’

Salt water crocodile

‘Mossie’

Mosquito

‘Sickie’

Taking a day off work

‘Bickie’

Bisquit

‘Polie’

Politician

‘Chewy’

Chewing gum

‘Choco’

Chocolate

‘Doco’

Document

‘Brocco’

Broccoli

‘Jacko’

Mark Jackson (former eccentric football player)

‘Lingo’

Language

‘Goodo’

Good

‘Rego’

Registration

‘Maco’

Macaroni

‘Swisho’

Looking really good

‘Lino’

Linoleum

‘Righto’

Right

‘Info’

Information

‘Journo’

Journalist

‘Davo’

David

‘Micko’

Michael

‘Slacko’

A lazy person

‘Instrucos’

Instructions

‘Trackoes’

Tracksuit pants

‘Cockoes’

Cockroaches

‘Croc’

Crocodile

‘Spag’

Spaghetti

‘Spud’

Potatoe

‘cupa’

A cup of tea

‘Sunnies’

Sunglasses

‘Funnies’

Comic strips

‘Dunnies’

Restrooms or bathrooms in the USA