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Australia slang
Breakfast
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Tone
Casual and context-dependent.
Region
Australia
Formality
Informal.
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Brekkie means Breakfast. It is best read as australia slang associated with Australia.
"Brekkie" means Breakfast. In Australia, the nuance may be more specific.
"Grab brekkie at the cafe before uni?"
Casual and context-dependent.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
Food; eating (general term, but widely used informally)
Scrambled eggs (a popular breakfast or snack item, often takeaway)
Delivery (especially food delivery).
Side dishes (essential part of a Korean meal, often served with main dishes)
Sausages.
Someone who eats a lot or always thinks about food; 'big back behaviour' is greedy-eati...
Classic Australian diminutive (-ie ending) still used daily by young Aussies.
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