"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)?
Never say maccies again
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.
I read this with an Australian accent, I hope it was close to how you sound
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"?
Yeah, no. In Canada it's maybe referred to as McDee's, Micky Dee's, McDonald's, but nothing similar to Macca's
As an Australian living in Canada, yes it's Macca's in Australia, but a Canadian friend also told me they have McDicks.
Seconded. I'll still habitually call it Maccas and my Canadian friends slowly adopt the term. I actually had a moment of doubt that it was an Australian thing for a while because of that.
Who knows maybe in 20 years it'll be ubiquitous.
I think he was describing something else
Rotten Ronnie's.
In my part of Germany we like to say "Mäckes" which I suppose is maccas
Around here people call it McDoof. Not sure if that's a local thing or not.
I've heard McDuff, Maccies, McDs and just plain McDonalds.
I've heard MickyDee's rarely, normally its just McDonalds, but otherwise only Macca's from Australians.
"Mickey D's" was an early '90s thing IIRC
In the UK I hear all sorts. Maccies, Maccy Deez, etc.
Maccy Deez Nuts? I'll show myself out.
In Norway some call it Den gyldne måke = The Golden Seagull
In Sweden it's often called Donken (the Donk)
UK yes, maccies
Ugh, multinational conglomerates pretending to be hip to the local lingo is the fucking worst 🤦
I mean, to be fair, we probably started calling it Macca's about 15mins after the first store opened.
No it's not. That's the nickname they have over there.
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.
Yeah, they're an Australian band, and saying "Acca Dacca" is funny.
TIL AC/DC isn't Scottish or English (although, in my defense, apparently almost all the members were).
It's fine, nobody ever think I'm Australian either....😭
Dirty deeds and the Dunder chief!
They're pulling our collective legs, right? This has to be a bit
My FIL says acca dacka about 90% of the time, sorry
No we aren't mate.
Next you're going to tell me that you put butter and sprinkles on toast and call it "fairy bread".
Anyone toasting their bread before putting the 100s and 1000s needs to be shot
Upvote for fairy bread. Poor man's cake
"Nah mate"
Needs more dakka
Get the Mekboyz!
Unless you're over excited about winning a competition, in which case it's pronounced "ADDC... ADAC... ACCD... AADAC"
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