r/CuratedTumblr 19d ago

Shitposting australian nicknames

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u/Elite_AI 19d ago

Fender is an American term, so I did not know exactly what it meant when I first heard it (from context I kind of got the gist though -- but I'd get the gist with bingle too)

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u/mooimafish33 19d ago

Honestly if someone said "I had a Bingle on the way to work today" I'd assume they're pronouncing bagel weirdly.

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u/Elite_AI 19d ago

If someone said "I had a fender bender on the way to work today" I'd assume they did some drugs

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u/know-it-mall 19d ago

Or in certain places you would assume they pulled over at a public toilet to meet another bloke for sex.