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[–] MrRazamataz 140 points 1 year ago (6 children)

"AC/DC" is pronounced one letter at a time, though the band are colloquially known as "Acca Dacca" in Australia.

Not really, it's like calling McDonald's "maccies" (or "maccas" in Australia I think)?

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, it’s a nickname. We all know it’s “A.C.D.C” but we say Acca Dacca cause that’s what Aussies do.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I read this with an Australian accent, I hope it was close to how you sound

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's kinda more fun to say it that way with a bogan accent too (that's like redneck or chav depending on where you're from) ,

'oi daz? Youse know where me accadacca tape is? I'm farkin frothin for some back in black. Also, give us a dart'

^not how we talk, just a fun exaggeration.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (8 children)

That's correct. But I'm still confused. I'm from a "maccas" country (they actually use the term themselves).

Do other countries call it "maccies"?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Yeah, no. In Canada it's maybe referred to as McDee's, Micky Dee's, McDonald's, but nothing similar to Macca's

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As an Australian living in Canada, yes it's Macca's in Australia, but a Canadian friend also told me they have McDicks.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Seconded. I'll still habitually call it Maccas and my Canadian friends slowly adopt the term. I actually had a moment of doubt that it was an Australian thing for a while because of that.

Who knows maybe in 20 years it'll be ubiquitous.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I think he was describing something else

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Rotten Ronnie's.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my part of Germany we like to say "Mäckes" which I suppose is maccas

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Around here people call it McDoof. Not sure if that's a local thing or not.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've heard McDuff, Maccies, McDs and just plain McDonalds.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've heard MickyDee's rarely, normally its just McDonalds, but otherwise only Macca's from Australians.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Mickey D's" was an early '90s thing IIRC

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[–] MrRazamataz 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the UK I hear all sorts. Maccies, Maccy Deez, etc.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Maccy Deez Nuts? I'll show myself out.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In Norway some call it Den gyldne måke = The Golden Seagull

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (10 children)

In Sweden it's often called Donken (the Donk)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ugh, multinational conglomerates pretending to be hip to the local lingo is the fucking worst 🤦

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I mean, to be fair, we probably started calling it Macca's about 15mins after the first store opened.

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

No it's not. That's the nickname they have over there.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago

No, you have been misinformed. AC/DC is an acronym for alternating current/direct current, the two types of electricity. It's fitting because they play electric guitars, and are a heavy metal band. Get it? It was quite witty in 1973.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, they're an Australian band, and saying "Acca Dacca" is funny.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

TIL AC/DC isn't Scottish or English (although, in my defense, apparently almost all the members were).

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

It's fine, nobody ever think I'm Australian either....😭

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Dirty deeds and the Dunder chief!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (5 children)

They're pulling our collective legs, right? This has to be a bit

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Next you're going to tell me that you put butter and sprinkles on toast and call it "fairy bread".

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Anyone toasting their bread before putting the 100s and 1000s needs to be shot

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Upvote for fairy bread. Poor man's cake

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

My FIL says acca dacka about 90% of the time, sorry

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unless you're over excited about winning a competition, in which case it's pronounced "ADDC... ADAC... ACCD... AADAC"

https://youtu.be/y4om5UT5iXY?si=D294AuNeS9C4Ey6r

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Get the Mekboyz!

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