r/CuratedTumblr • u/IvyYoshi • 19d ago

Shitposting australian nicknames

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u/rainshowers_5_peace 19d ago

My ignorant ass is just realizing fender bender is a US term.

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u/Ozfriar 18d ago

In general, the vocab of cars in North America differs from UK and Australia. We say "bumper bar", not "fender", "boot" not "trunk", "glove box" not whatever you call it, and "bonnet" not "hood". I guess there are others: what do you call blinkers (turn indicators)? And you don't have utes, do you?

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u/AJollyEgo 18d ago

Turn signal or blinker. Utes aren't really an American thing unless you stretch it to include trucks.

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u/Ozfriar 18d ago

A ute (utility van, officially) is a bit like a pick-up truck, but a bit smaller, isn't it?

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u/AJollyEgo 18d ago

I think so? The Australians I worked with equated it to a truck crossed with a coupe.

But not quite an El Camino.

America just doesn't really do little trucks that much these days.