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)?
134ReplyNever say maccies again
46ReplyNever 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.
31ReplyI read this with an Australian accent, I hope it was close to how you sound
6ReplyIt'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"?
25ReplyYeah, no. In Canada it's maybe referred to as McDee's, Micky Dee's, McDonald's, but nothing similar to Macca's
27ReplyIn my part of Germany we like to say "Mäckes" which I suppose is maccas
19ReplyI've heard MickyDee's rarely, normally its just McDonalds, but otherwise only Macca's from Australians.
13ReplyIn the UK I hear all sorts. Maccies, Maccy Deez, etc.
8ReplyIn Norway some call it Den gyldne måke = The Golden Seagull
7ReplyIn Sweden it's often called Donken (the Donk)
6ReplyUK yes, maccies
5ReplyHere we call it MacGros (roughly translates as MacFat).
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13ReplyUgh, multinational conglomerates pretending to be hip to the local lingo is the fucking worst 🤦
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3ReplyYeah, 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.
83ReplyThus making it true ....
-4Replythats like saying Paul Gascoigne is pronounced " Gazza" in the UK
20ReplyNickname isn't the name though. We use "AC/DC" and "ACCA Dacca" pretty much just regularly as each other down here.
16ReplyEveryone 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.
39ReplyYeah, they're an Australian band, and saying "Acca Dacca" is funny.
32ReplyTIL AC/DC isn't Scottish or English (although, in my defense, apparently almost all the members were).
17ReplyIt'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
20ReplyMy FIL says acca dacka about 90% of the time, sorry
23ReplyNo we aren't mate.
23ReplyNext you're going to tell me that you put butter and sprinkles on toast and call it "fairy bread".
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This 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.
4ReplyNot Mars Attacks?
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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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Needs more dakka
13ReplyGet the Mekboyz!
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rotten ronnies
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