Macking on, sausages in bread, and the crying laughter emoji

[Joseph41]

I bet that subject line has never been used before haha.

We had some interesting discussion on the English Language board recently regarding the distinction between "potato cake" and "potato scallop" (see here for more). It stemmed from this study (and related studies), which maps geographical lexical variation across Australia.

So I thought we could discuss the terms ourselves! Answer the questions below using the following template:

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[b]What do you call a battered, deep-fried potato snack?[/b]
[b]What general term do you use to refer to swimwear?[/b]
[b]What do you call the object that you might drink water from in a park or school?[/b]
[b]What do you call a barbecued sausage, served in a single slice of bread?[/b]
[b]Which term do you use when someone’s nose is bleeding?[/b]
[b]What do you call the place where you might buy lunch at school?[/b]
[b]Does the word ‘dance’ rhyme with ‘pants’, or ‘aunts’?[/b]
[b]What do you call the small local shop that sells newspapers, lollies, drinks and basic groceries?[/b]
[b]What do you call a frozen, water-based sweet treat?[/b]
[b]Which of these would you use to describe kissing someone?[/b]
- Get with?
- Hook up?
- Kiss?
- Kissing?
- Mac on/mack on?
- Make out?
- Pash?
- Snog?
- Other?
[b]What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts?[/b]
[b]What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good?[/b]
Have at it! I'll be posting the results of the initial survey (which has 20,000 responses!) incrementally throughout the thread.

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[Joseph41]

I'll start us off:

What do you call a battered, deep-fried potato snack? Potato cake
What general term do you use to refer to swimwear? Bathers
What do you call the object that you might drink water from in a park or school? Drink tap (I think)
What do you call a barbecued sausage, served in a single slice of bread? Snag
Which term do you use when someone’s nose is bleeding? Blood nose
What do you call the place where you might buy lunch at school? Canteen
Does the word ‘dance’ rhyme with ‘pants’, or ‘aunts’? Pants
What do you call the small local shop that sells newspapers, lollies, drinks and basic groceries? Milkbar
What do you call a frozen, water-based sweet treat? Icy pole
Which of these would you use to describe kissing someone?
- Get with? Nah
- Hook up? I doubt it
- Kiss? Seems a little formal
- Kissing? As above
- Mac on/mack on? Feels American to me
- Make out? Maybe back in the day
- Pash? Nope
- Snog? Ironically
- Other? "Do the dirty deed" or something equally weird
What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts? Depends on context - sometimes "haha", sometimes "hahaha", sometimes "hehe", sometimes "lol", sometimes "lel"
What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good? Grouse

[Aaron]

Jeepers. I couldn't help but smirk when I saw this.

What do you call a battered, deep-fried potato snack?
Potato cake

What general term do you use to refer to swimwear?
Bathers

What do you call the object that you might drink water from in a park or school?
Tap (or water fountain)

What do you call a barbecued sausage, served in a single slice of bread?
Sausage in bread

Which term do you use when someone’s nose is bleeding?
nose bleed

What do you call the place where you might buy lunch at school?
Canteen

Does the word ‘dance’ rhyme with ‘pants’, or ‘aunts’?
Pants

What do you call the small local shop that sells newspapers, lollies, drinks and basic groceries?
I still call them Milk Bars - although the very american convenience store definition is starting to gain some sort of momentum i think. They aren't as popular as they used to be, that's for sure. I personally think the servos have become the new milk bars in a way - they stock pretty much most things you could find at a milkbar.

What do you call a frozen, water-based sweet treat?
Icy pole?

Which of these would you use to describe kissing someone?
- Get with
- Hook up
- Kiss
- Kissing
- Mac on/mack on
- Make out
- Pash
- Snog
- Other
Hook up

What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts?
lol

What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good?
Pretty awesome, [censored] awesome

[Joseph41]

What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts?
lol

I genuinely thought you just found this question funny hahaha.

[Aaron]

I genuinely thought you just found this question funny hahaha.

I found this whole thread funny to be honest Although i'm genuinely interested as to how many people say 'bubbler' for the water drinking object. I think this is a common term used in QLD & NSW? I remember when I was in Year 10 we had a teacher move from QLD and when she first referred to 'bubbler' everyone started pissing themselves laughing. I think it's a good idea to see our different interpretations of things, though 

[sweetiepi]

What do you call a battered, deep-fried potato snack? Potato Cake

What general term do you use to refer to swimwear? Bathers OR swimmers

What do you call the object that you might drink water from in a park or school? Depends on the day- sometimes I say bubbler, sometimes I say tap

What do you call a barbecued sausage, served in a single slice of bread? Snag. Hands down haha

Which term do you use when someone’s nose is bleeding? blood nose

What do you call the place where you might buy lunch at school? Canteen!

Does the word ‘dance’ rhyme with ‘pants’, or ‘aunts’? Pants

What do you call the small local shop that sells newspapers, lollies, drinks and basic groceries? Milk bar

What do you call a frozen, water-based sweet treat? Icy pole

Which of these would you use to describe kissing someone?
- Get with?
- Hook up?
- Kiss?
- Kissing?
- Mac on/mack on?
- Make out?
- Pash?
- Snog?
- Other?
Snog or pash hahah

What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts?
😂 or HAHAHAHAHA

What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good?
"Brill"

[chelseam]

What do you call a battered, deep-fried potato snack? Potato cake!
What general term do you use to refer to swimwear? Cozzies or swimmers
What do you call the object that you might drink water from in a park or school? Bubblers
What do you call a barbecued sausage, served in a single slice of bread? Snag
Which term do you use when someone’s nose is bleeding? Nosebleed
What do you call the place where you might buy lunch at school? Tuckshop (but canteen is catching on I think!)
Does the word ‘dance’ rhyme with ‘pants’, or ‘aunts’? Pants
What do you call the small local shop that sells newspapers, lollies, drinks and basic groceries? Convenience store
What do you call a frozen, water-based sweet treat? Icy pole
Which of these would you use to describe kissing someone?
- Get with?
- Hook up?
- Kiss?
- Kissing?
- Mac on/mack on?
- Make out?
- Pash?
- Snog?
- Other?
What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts? lol, 😂 or hahahhaha
What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good? tbh I don't even know

[Joseph41]

What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good? tbh I don't even know

That's an unusual way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good.

[kiwiberry]

What do you call a battered, deep-fried potato snack? Potato cake
What general term do you use to refer to swimwear? Swimmers
What do you call the object that you might drink water from in a park or school? Bubbler!!
What do you call a barbecued sausage, served in a single slice of bread? Sausage sandwich
Which term do you use when someone’s nose is bleeding? Nosebleed
What do you call the place where you might buy lunch at school? Canteen
Does the word ‘dance’ rhyme with ‘pants’, or ‘aunts’? Pants
What do you call the small local shop that sells newspapers, lollies, drinks and basic groceries? Convenience store
What do you call a frozen, water-based sweet treat? Ice block
Which of these would you use to describe kissing someone?
- Get with?
- Hook up?
- Kiss?
- Kissing?
- Mac on/mack on?
- Make out?
- Pash?
- Snog?
- Other?
What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts? hahaha/HAHA or lol/LOL
What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good? Probably 'cool'

[strawberries]

What do you call a battered, deep-fried potato snack? potato cake
What general term do you use to refer to swimwear? bathers
What do you call the object that you might drink water from in a park or school? water fountain/tap??
What do you call a barbecued sausage, served in a single slice of bread? hot dog
Which term do you use when someone’s nose is bleeding? blood nose
What do you call the place where you might buy lunch at school? canteen
Does the word ‘dance’ rhyme with ‘pants’, or ‘aunts’? pants
What do you call the small local shop that sells newspapers, lollies, drinks and basic groceries? newsagent?
What do you call a frozen, water-based sweet treat? icy pole
Which of these would you use to describe kissing someone?
- Get with?
- Hook up?
- Kiss?
- Kissing?
- Mac on/mack on?
- Make out?
- Pash?
- Snog?
- Other?
What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts? crying laughter emoji or lel when talking about myself, otherwise just lol/haha
What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good? ??

[itssona]

What do you call a battered, deep-fried potato snack? Potato Scallop, do I gotta fight you all ^

What general term do you use to refer to swimwear? swimmers

What do you call the object that you might drink water from in a park or school? Bubblers XD Never once have I heard "tap" for this tbh

What do you call a barbecued sausage, served in a single slice of bread? Snag

Which term do you use when someone’s nose is bleeding? Nose bleed

What do you call the place where you might buy lunch at school? Canteen

Does the word ‘dance’ rhyme with ‘pants’, or ‘aunts’? Pants

What do you call the small local shop that sells newspapers, lollies, drinks and basic groceries? Convenience store (altho I would say milkbar but that was ages ago lol)

What do you call a frozen, water-based sweet treat? Ice block (am i like the only one saying this)

Which of these would you use to describe kissing someone?
- Get with?
- Hook up?
- Kiss?
- Kissing?
- Mac on/mack on?
- Make out?
- Pash?
- Snog?
- Other?

What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts?
HHAHAHAHAHAHHA or lmfaooo or the emoji

or "lol" if its mildly funny but more awkward than funny, or if its not funny but they attempted to make it so, so "lol" serves as an akward polite laugh

What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good?
Never thought about this, hmmmmm perhaps awesome or dope or something which I shall keep to myself since its smth you all will cringe at AHAHA

This is such an interesting survey- made me question the varieties in Oz itself!

[Joseph41]

Never thought about this, hmmmmm perhaps awesome or dope or something which I shall keep to myself since its smth you all will cringe at AHAHA

You know that everybody's just going to be super curious now haha.

[jamonwindeyer]

What do you call a battered, deep-fried potato snack? A scallop
What general term do you use to refer to swimwear? Swimmers
What do you call the object that you might drink water from in a park or school? Bubbler
What do you call a barbecued sausage, served in a single slice of bread? Sausage Sandwich
Which term do you use when someone’s nose is bleeding? Nosebleed
What do you call the place where you might buy lunch at school? Canteen
Does the word ‘dance’ rhyme with ‘pants’, or ‘aunts’? Pants
What do you call the small local shop that sells newspapers, lollies, drinks and basic groceries? Grocer
What do you call a frozen, water-based sweet treat? Slushie
Which of these would you use to describe kissing someone? Kiss
What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAUAAAHAHUHGFYUEYGJYAGEFUF&TRUEYTF
What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good? Now THIS varies all the time. Often based completely on who I'm talking to. For instance, had a chat with jakesilove this afternoon, so right now I'd probably use "sick" in emulation of his style

Thread of the year 

[Zainbow]

What do you call a battered, deep-fried potato snack?
hash brown
What general term do you use to refer to swimwear?
swimmers
What do you call the object that you might drink water from in a park or school?
bubblers
What do you call a barbecued sausage, served in a single slice of bread?
just sausage tbh (unless it's at an election booth where it's called a democracy sausage )
Which term do you use when someone’s nose is bleeding?
nosebleed
What do you call the place where you might buy lunch at school?
canteen
Does the word ‘dance’ rhyme with ‘pants’, or ‘aunts’?
pants
What do you call the small local shop that sells newspapers, lollies, drinks and basic groceries?
corner store
What do you call a frozen, water-based sweet treat?
ice block
Which of these would you use to describe kissing someone?
- Get with?
nah
- Hook up?
maybe
- Kiss?
yes
- Kissing?
yes
- Mac on/mack on?
no
- Make out?
yes
- Pash?
I hear this being used a lot but I've never said it myself
- Snog?
no
- Other?
What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts?
lol or omg
What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good?
sick as or awesome

[vox nihili]

What do you call a battered, deep-fried potato snack? Potato cake (pronounced pataytuhcake)
What general term do you use to refer to swimwear? Bathers
What do you call the object that you might drink water from in a park or school? Drinking tap
What do you call a barbecued sausage, served in a single slice of bread? Sausage in bread
Which term do you use when someone’s nose is bleeding? Blood nose
What do you call the place where you might buy lunch at school? canteen
Does the word ‘dance’ rhyme with ‘pants’, or ‘aunts’? Aunts
What do you call the small local shop that sells newspapers, lollies, drinks and basic groceries? Milkbar
What do you call a frozen, water-based sweet treat? Icy pole
Which of these would you use to describe kissing someone?
- Get with? Not often but definitely hear it from friends
- Hook up? Yep
- Kiss? Yep
- Kissing? Yep
- Mac on/mack on? Not anymore
- Make out? Not so much anymore
- Pash? Not so much anymore
- Snog? This isn't England
- Other?
What is your most common way of expressing laughter when chatting online, or in texts? hahaha, smiley emoji
What is your preferred way of describing a thing or situation that is pretty good? 很好