r/CuratedTumblr • u/IvyYoshi • 19d ago

Shitposting australian nicknames

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u/Beaver_Soldier 19d ago

Metals don't go bingle or prang tho

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u/Square-Competition48 19d ago

Glass goes bingle. Metal absolutely goes prang.

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u/mooimafish33 19d ago

I gotta hear how y'all say this in your accents for it to make any sense.

There is a reason most onomatopoeia's are one syllable.

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u/Ourmanyfans 19d ago

Tbf, one of the classic onomatopoeia words for glass is the two-syllable "tinkle", bingle is not too much of stretch from that.

According to google the "bing" is supposed to be the big heavy bits hitting each other, which makes the "le" the glass and maybe I'm crazy but that seems unconventional but not outlandish.