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Strine, also spelled Stryne (/ ˈ s t r aɪ n /), is Australian slang for a broad Australian English accent. Someone who speaks Strine is called an Ocker.In contemporary Australian spoken English, the term Strine is being replaced by Strayan, a word gaining traction in more recent years (although Strine is still used among some populations).
Afferbeck Lauder was the pseudonym used by Alistair Ardoch Morrison (21 September 1911 – 15 March 1998), an Australian graphic artist and author who in the 1960s documented Strine in the song "With Air Chew" and a series of books beginning with Let Stalk Strine (Ure Smith, Sydney, Australia, 1965).
"Ocker" was recorded from 1916 as a nickname for anyone called Oscar. The 1920s Australian comic strip Ginger Meggs contained a character called Oscar ("Ocker") Stevens. The term "ocker" in its modern usage arose from a character of that name, played by Ron Frazer, who appeared in the satirical television comedy series The Mavis Bramston Show from 1965 to 1968. [7]
In comparison, Broad Australian English speakers are rated higher in terms of humorousness and talkativity, similar to what was found in a study in 1975 comparing regional British accents to RP (Received Pronunciation). [11] Cultivated Australian English also has some similarities to Received Pronunciation and the Transatlantic accent as well ...
Sharpies (Australian subculture) Sheep station; Shout (paying) Shrimp on the barbie; Soakage (source of water) South Australian English; Station (Australian agriculture) Station hand; Stockman (Australia) Strine; Suburbs and localities (Australia) Swagman
The vocabulary of Australia is drawn from many sources, including various dialects of British English as well as Gaelic languages, some Indigenous Australian languages, and Polynesian languages. [2] One of the first dictionaries of Australian slang was Karl Lentzner's Dictionary of the Slang-English of Australia and of Some Mixed Languages in 1892.
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (in religion Mary of the Cross; 15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian religious sister of Scottish descent. She was born in Melbourne but is best known for her activities in South Australia.
Strine is a very niche term. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.2.114.87 10:20, 6 January 2022 (UTC) It doesn't exist. I've lived in Australia 47 of my 53 years, all up and down the east coast and never heard one Australian person pronounce "Australian" as strine.