7/31/2023 0 Comments Dinners on me in australian lingoThe fact is that shortening of words to form a slang word for it is a universal practice across all time and languages. With slang terms such as this, it’s often very difficult to say when they first came into use. Why do Australians say brekkie/brekky/breakie? Where do all these terms come from, then? While originally a British food, it has taken on a uniquely Australian character, too. It describes a dish of fried potatoes and other leftovers. “Bubble and squeak” is also a breakfast dish enjoyed in Australia and parts of England which could also serve as a stand in for the word breakfast. Or, for example, you might say simply “googies and a cuppa?” if offering to make someone breakfast. So, in Australian slang, you might also refer to breakfast as something like “a plate of googies”, meaning a plate of eggs. We have many such expressions across the English speaking world-I mentioned “eggs and bakey”, but we also have such metaphors as “waking up and smelling the coffee”, or “having egg on your face”. ![]() ![]() The only other real slang terms that one might use to refer to breakfast are those terms that describe individual breakfast items. Of course, when it comes to slang terms, whether or not it’s “accepted” is largely irrelevant, but no doubt it does reflect the actual usage and how it tends to be spelled. “Breakie” is also used, but is really the only spelling that is not broadly accepted. It can also be spelled “brekky”, though, but the meaning and pronunciation are the same. This term is also used in some parts of the UK, though to a lesser extent. ![]() Statistics show that, when it’s written down, the most popular way by far to spell it is this way, “brekkie”. This is broadly used across most of Australia as far as we can tell, and has been for rather a long time. Why do Australians say brekkie/brekky/breakie?Īpart from just calling it breakfast, the main slang term that is used to refer to breakfast is just brekkie.
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