We had friends from Australia in town for a few days, and we picked up some excellent Aussie slang.
“Mackers” for McDonald’s
“Dunny” for Toilet (originally an outdoor one)
“No Wuckas” for No Worries
“Onya” for Well Done, or Good on You
“Whinge” for Complain or Whine
And the same week, the Scripps National Spelling Bee is on prime time television! Nerds like me* are in heaven this evening.
* I want to tell you that I was the spelling bee champ for my school in the 7th grade. I made it to the county bee, where I lost in the third round. (Oddly, I don’t remember the word I misspelled.)
