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Why do Australian's call McDonald's Maccas?

They are the only country in the world that does this.

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Because that's how a drunk Australian pronounced it when the first one was built there, and it just kinda stuck. On a similar note, they call it Myawnawl's down in New Orleans.

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Maccas is just a shorter derivative and it could even be considered an endearing term for McDonalds.

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I guess because it's a short and easier way to say it. We also call liquor stores bottlos and gas stations servos. We love to abbreviate.

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Using Australian Slang Words Together
All right, now we’ve got a lot of new Aussie slang to learn here. Here most of the new words in a short story, to help you learn the words in context:

My mate Paolo invited me around to his house yesterday arvo for a quick cuppa. Paolo isn’t from Straya, but he loves a good cuppa. I said to him, “mate, can we just go to Macca’s? I really feel like a burger.” On the way to Macca’s, we had to stop at the servo for some petty. After filling up at the servo, I put on the radio. Accadacca was playing.

I was really excited about the song and started driving too fast. I must have been speeding because a Coppa pulled me over. The Coppa asked “Have you been drinking?” I replied, “nah, mate, I’m a Tradie. I just finished work.” He replied, “are you sure you haven’t had a tinny?” I shook my head, “I might have one later when I watch the footy game.“

On the way to Macca’s we invited some more friends. One was a Cabbie, another was a Postie and the other two worked as a Brickie and a Firey. Paolo sometimes works as a Muso down at the local pub. He’s also a part-time Garbo.

We finally arrived at Macca’s. I ordered a burger and fries and Paolo ordered chicken nuggets and a choccy biccy. They had free Wi-Fi there, so we used our lappys and went onto Facey. It turns out that our mate got a new job as an Ambo driver! We were defo excited about that! After a while on Facey, we started looking for some good Chrissy prezzies for our friends. We found the perfect prezzie, but when we tried to order it we found out that there weren’t any left. Devo!

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Some people call it maccy's over here

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Where is that?

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