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australian rhyming slang

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
aus-tralian rhyming s-lang
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The set of slang expressions used by Australians in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. Examples include bag of fruit, Joe Blake, and Noah's ark. Much Australian rhyming slang overlaps with the rhyming slang of New Zealand, the UK, and the US.

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What does australian rhyming slang mean?
The set of slang expressions used by Australians in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. Examples include bag of fruit, Joe Blake, and Noah's ark. Much Australian rhyming slang overlaps with the rhyming slang of New Zealand, the UK, and the US.

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