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Kate Burridge and Howard Manns

Brekkies, barbies, mozzies: Why do Aussies shorten so many words?

Australia Monash University

Stubbies, boardies, mozzies, smoko, sunnies: Many Aussie slang words centre around taking it easy.

Australians sure do like those brekkies, barbies and mozzies.

We’re not talking about “actual” mozzies here. We’re defo (definitely) talking about words – and Aussies can’t seem to get enough of these shortened words.

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