TIL in Australia the name of the band "AC/DC" is pronounced "Acca Dacca"
TIL in Australia the name of the band "AC/DC" is pronounced "Acca Dacca"
"AC/DC" is pronounced one letter at a time, though the band are colloquially known as "Acca Dacca" in Australia.
Not really, it's like calling McDonald's "maccies" (or "maccas" in Australia I think)?
137 3 ReplyNever say maccies again
46 1 ReplyNever say "Maccas" again and we'll call it even.
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Yeah, it’s a nickname. We all know it’s “A.C.D.C” but we say Acca Dacca cause that’s what Aussies do.
30 0 ReplyI read this with an Australian accent, I hope it was close to how you sound
7 1 ReplyIt's kinda more fun to say it that way with a bogan accent too (that's like redneck or chav depending on where you're from) ,
'oi daz? Youse know where me accadacca tape is? I'm farkin frothin for some back in black. Also, give us a dart'
^not how we talk, just a fun exaggeration.
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That's correct. But I'm still confused. I'm from a "maccas" country (they actually use the term themselves).
Do other countries call it "maccies"?
25 0 ReplyYeah, no. In Canada it's maybe referred to as McDee's, Micky Dee's, McDonald's, but nothing similar to Macca's
27 0 ReplyIn my part of Germany we like to say "Mäckes" which I suppose is maccas
19 0 ReplyI've heard MickyDee's rarely, normally its just McDonalds, but otherwise only Macca's from Australians.
13 0 ReplyIn the UK I hear all sorts. Maccies, Maccy Deez, etc.
8 0 ReplyIn Norway some call it Den gyldne måke = The Golden Seagull
7 0 ReplyIn Sweden it's often called Donken (the Donk)
6 0 ReplyUK yes, maccies
5 0 ReplyHere we call it MacGros (roughly translates as MacFat).
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13 0 ReplyUgh, multinational conglomerates pretending to be hip to the local lingo is the fucking worst 🤦
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4 1 ReplyYeah, but those names came after the local usage. But to the point, I’d wager the majority of Aussies who know AC/DC and McDonalds would understand Acca Dacca and Maccas.
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No it's not. That's the nickname they have over there.
84 1 ReplyThus making it true ....
8 13 Replythats like saying Paul Gascoigne is pronounced " Gazza" in the UK
19 0 ReplyNickname isn't the name though. We use "AC/DC" and "ACCA Dacca" pretty much just regularly as each other down here.
16 0 ReplyEveryone arguing dumb things here because of a dumb title. Pronounce = how it phonetically sounds, Nickname = alternative or shortened name. They are not synonyms :)
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No, you have been misinformed. AC/DC is an acronym for alternating current/direct current, the two types of electricity. It's fitting because they play electric guitars, and are a heavy metal band. Get it? It was quite witty in 1973.
40 2 ReplyYeah, they're an Australian band, and saying "Acca Dacca" is funny.
31 1 ReplyTIL AC/DC isn't Scottish or English (although, in my defense, apparently almost all the members were).
17 1 ReplyIt's fine, nobody ever think I'm Australian either....😭
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Dirty deeds and the Dunder chief!
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They're pulling our collective legs, right? This has to be a bit
24 4 ReplyNo we aren't mate.
26 3 ReplyNext you're going to tell me that you put butter and sprinkles on toast and call it "fairy bread".
13 0 Reply"Nah mate"
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My FIL says acca dacka about 90% of the time, sorry
23 0 ReplyThis is the reason I used Ack to mean awesome when I was like 5.
It never caught on and I blame Akai televisions for that.
5 1 ReplyNot Mars Attacks?
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Needs more dakka
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Unless you're over excited about winning a competition, in which case it's pronounced "ADDC... ADAC... ACCD... AADAC"
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