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I missed the boat with an Australian I was hitting on. After we exchanged numbers he texted me “Scarnon” and I never replied. Thought he just butt texted me.
I’m going to ruin the joke and admit I don’t know what that is.
Took me a month to get it. Scarnon = What’s going on.
This is definately verbal slang/pronouciation though, a condensation of “whats going on” without the ‘spaces’ between words as aussies do.
Nobody would text this.They do. I worked on a ski hill that was like a little Australia, the slang crosses over into texting.
It’s where I learned an ice cream float is called a ‘spider,’ where they use lemonade instead of root beer, except ‘lemonade’ is what they call sprite.
So is it lemonade or sprite?
We’ve applied too many transitive changes.
Sprite is lemonade. It’s probably the most popular brand. I’d guess 7up is the next most popular, but Schweppes could be up there too.
The thing that Americans call lemonade just doesn’t exist here. I’d probably call it, like, lemon juice or something, maybe? I’ve heard the term “cloudy lemonade” used, too.
You’re a funny people
Never once came across it in text.
(Am australian)I’ve also never come across this specific one in written form, but this kinda thing happens all the time. I did it right there. “Kind of” becomes “kinda” in spoken English, and occasionally also when written. Also coulda, woulda, shoulda, mighta, musta, gonna, wanna, gotta, sorta. Watcha doin?
I dunno for certain, but imma guess you’ve probably seen or even used some of these before. It’s not exactly a whole nother language.
Agreed, i have come across all the other shortenings you listed but ‘scarnon’ is kinda weird, especially because when typing its bout as much effort as saying ‘wots goin on’. Im not saying its not used ever in text form but its likely extremely rare, localised or just deliberatly for comedic effect.
Australia is a big place with a lot of people. This subsection were all snowboarders.
Fair nuff mate, still think its strange but ill take your word for it.
Yeah, maybe not your circle, mine def does
I don’t think a month would have been enough for me.
I only got it when I walked into a shop where a different Australian saw his buddy and said “'S’carnon?”
Scool. Nawmsain?
Wagwan
Just guessing: what’s going on
No, he missed the boat with you.
Awww, thanks.
Nah, eh enby is less syllables.
Totally using “pronies” tho
as Kurt Cobain sang, “a mulatto, a non-bino, a mosquito, my libido”
I have heard “pronies” said, although with a joking tone to it. non-bino will not happen as we already have enby unfortunately.
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Don’t they just call everyone cunts anyway?
I guess it’s more of a pro noun and not a pronoun, really.
