Words & TermsFood and drink
smashed avo
A cultural shorthand for supposedly discretionary millennial spending, especially in debates about housing affordability.
In a sentence
They asked for a smashed avo at the counter.
Where it came from
The literal dish is ordinary food vocabulary, but after the 2016 housing commentary 'smashed avo' became a recognisable Australian generational/economic shorthand.
- First recorded
- 2017
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established