Statistics for Australian Slang

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Word Description/Full Word	Slang Word	% Correct
Friend	Mate	95%
Barbecue	Barbie	93%
Hello!	G'day!	91%
McDonald's	Macca's	88%
University	Uni	88%
Short for 'kangaroo'	Roo	86%
Sunglasses	Sunnies	85%
Australian Rules Football (AFL)	Footy	80%
Baby kangaroo	Joey	79%
Sausage	Snag	76%
Man/guy	Bloke	75%
Australia is the Land ____ _____	Down Under	73%
Australian sheepskin boots	Ugg Boots	71%
Rolled up bedding etc. carried by a swagman	Swag	59%
Pickup truck	Ute	59%
Bread made from flour and water	Damper	57%
Dinner/supper	Tea	57%
To tell on someone	Dob	56%
Water hole/pond	Billabong	53%
Board shorts	Boardies	52%
Ditching school	Wagging	50%
Small, usually timber, house in the garden used as a children's plaything	Cubby House	48%
Teapot. Container for boiling water	Billy	47%
Complain/Whine	Whinge	42%
Cigarette	Ciggie	39%
Food bag/box	Tucker Bag	24%
Coward	Wuss	23%
In a bad mood	Cranky	22%
285 ml beer glass in Queensland and Victoria	Pot	19%
U-turn	Yewy	4%

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