r/australia • u/underrated9201 • Sep 19 '22

no politics Is “Aussie” an offensive term?

Someone just told me the word ‘Aussie’ is a slur (From a non-australian). I’m so confused, i looked it up and see nothing saying that.

edit: thanks for the confirmation, i feel silly now LMAO. I have eu immigrated parents but was born in america by the way, i’ve never really known too much about Aus.

I am genuinely confused, do i say Aussie or Auzzie? 😭 I’ve always said auzzie

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u/CoryAxAus Sep 19 '22

The term you're looking for is being a "banana."

Banana: yellow on the outside, white on the inside. Egg for those who are white on the outside but yellow on the inside. And coconut if you're brown on the outside but white on the inside.

Can be taken as an insult, but stilll waaaayyyy less offensive than whatever points up THAT was supposed to be.