Banana Land
Queensland, in a historical or jocular nickname.
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The Slang MusterAustralian words and expressions
Place nicknames
Affectionate, mocking and memorable names Australians have given their cities and regions.
Explore the nicknames Australians give places. Each entry explains the name, its documented context and where it is used, rather than treating every nickname as universal.
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Brisvegas
A jocular nickname for Brisbane, originally comparing the relatively quiet city ironically with Las Vegas.
Read the note on usagebush capital
Canberra.
Read the note on usageCabbage Garden
Victoria, in a historical nickname.
Read the note on usageCity of Churches
Adelaide.
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South Australia.
Read the note on usagedead heart
The arid centre or interior of Australia.
Read the note on usageEmerald City
A nickname for Sydney.
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Fremantle.
Goldy
The Gold Coast.
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Australia, especially in social commentary about leisure, prosperity or working habits.
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Australia, especially in a phrase whose original critical irony is often lost.
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New South Wales, in an old regional nickname.
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Paddington, especially the Sydney or Brisbane suburb depending on context.
Read the note on usageSandgroperland
Western Australia, in a jocular or historical nickname.
Read the note on usageSilver City
Broken Hill.
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A historical mocking nickname for Melbourne, especially in reference to nineteenth-century sanitation problems.
Read the note on usagethe Alice
Alice Springs.
Read the note on usagethe Gong
Wollongong.
Read the note on usagethe Isa
Mount Isa.
Read the note on usagethe Rat
Ballarat.
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