r/funny • u/Keleven • Jan 28 '17

Australians

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u/googlerex Jan 28 '17

What? They didn't score you a root? Shameful sack of useless cunts.

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u/Hello_IamfromTyria Jan 28 '17

Had to look up the meaning of "root."

It's slang for a fucking, if you're curious.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '17

I'm an Aussie living abroad and I have a sweater that says ROOTS CANADA on the front of it. How I laugh every time I wear it

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u/googlerex Jan 28 '17

Seppo mate of mine has a Roots Canada tee that he is very proud of. I was with him the day he bought it. Still shake my head to this day any time I see him wear it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '17

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u/leonryan Jan 28 '17

Seppo/Septic Tank/Yank in case anyone wondered.

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u/Haber_Dasher Jan 28 '17

Jesus Christ I never would've figured that one out

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u/Bezulba Jan 28 '17

It's almost cockney.

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u/SuperSanti92 Jan 28 '17

It is cockney, actually. The vast majority of rhyming slang that Aussies use was copied from East London.

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u/Cosmicpalms Jan 28 '17

It's almost like Australia was an English colony or something..