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I am pretty sure the word is either Australian English, or only used in Australia. In Australia the word is ubiquitous almost to the point of being tiresome. It
by billforsternz 13y ago
I am pretty sure the word is either Australian English, or only used in Australia. In Australia the word is ubiquitous almost to the point of being tiresome. It seems to crop up in every second news item ("Prime Minister spruiks free trade benefits..." etc.) for example. But even here in New Zealand the word is completely foreign to those who haven't spent time in Australia. It's kind of weird actually.
- vacri 13y agoHrm. I assumed that it had Cockney roots, as is often the case with Australianisms. Wiktionary classes it as a possible Germanic origin, which would be unusual to come to Australia without going via somewhere else first. Curious.