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Australianism

/ ɒˈstreɪlɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

  1. the Australian national character or spirit
  2. loyalty to Australia, its political independence, culture, etc
  3. a linguistic usage, custom, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of Australia, its people, or their culture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

He speaks of “university,” not “college,” and expresses his full agreement with something another person says with the ubiquitous Australianism “a hundred percent.”

People who automatically answer a “thank you” with a “no worries”—an Australianism currently running rampant in parts of the globe traditionally less uncivilized than the Antipodes—are to be looked at askance.

From Slate

TV’s influence can replace Australianism with Australianism though: “ranga” has replaced the previous, ironic term for a redhead: blue/bluey.

According to a national survey, "Macca's" is the second most recognized Australianism, just behind "footy" for Australian rules football.

From Reuters

A blunder made in Great Britain is to be stigmatized as a Briticism, and it is to be avoided by those who take thought of their speech just as though the impropriety were a Scotticism or a Hibernicism, an Americanism or an Australianism.

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