I've never been to Australia but just really want to know if "whackadoo" and "dollar bucks" are real things people say? π what else is wrong?
AIBU?
To ask about Bluey? Any Aussies on here?
beonmywaythen · 12/10/2022 08:56
MapReader · 12/10/2022 09:04
Not Aussie, but my dh did give a confused eh?! when he heard they were being described as Aussie terms. Deffo made up :-D
Cattenberg · 12/10/2022 11:38
So thatβs why DD (4) has started saying βdollar bucksβ!
She also spooked Granny the other day. They were looking at buds on a rose bush and DD said, βa flower may bloom again, but a person never has the chance to be young againβ.
Poor Granny hasnβt seen the Chinese takeaway episode where Blueyβs Dad finds that message in a fortune cookie.
Sunnidaze · 12/10/2022 10:20
I'm Australian, we don't say either of those things. Sometimes we'll describe currency as buck ('hey mum, can I have five bucks for tuckshop today please?') but we'd never say 'dollar bucks'. We also don't say 'whackadoo'. Bluey is made to look and sound cute, he's not representative of Australians.
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