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Australians shorten many words. I believe this stems from their admitted laziness. However, even in an effort to save… effort, they have stopped paying attention to what words they shorten and how they shorten them, and often the shortened words are longer or equal to the originals.

Some examples of shortened words include what you call someone from a particular place. For instance, someone from Bisbane is known as a Brizzo. Here is a short list:

Oz = Australia (not Kansas anymore)
Sunnies = sunglasses
Swimmers = swimsuit
Dubbo = the actual name of a city; someone who comes from the city of Dubbo; stupid; backwater, Podunk (“You’re in Dubbo Australia now, mate!” – What Rob said to me when he capsized our boat over by accident)
Undies = underwater
Woolies = short for a main supermarket, Woolworth’s
Air con = air conditioner
Avo = afternoon
Op shop = opportunity shop; second-hand shop