Never even realised this was an Australian thing. I kind of assumed it was a universal English thing, with the more Australian variant being "no wuckas".
No wuckas? Now you're just making stuff up.
How “no worries” infected American English
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#12I live in Canada, and have started to use this almost exclusively as a substitute for "you're welcome". No idea where or when I picked it up, or why I've started using it. Would have never guessed it was a relatively new addition to North American English.
I grew up around Toronto and we started saying this in high school back around 2009/2010. I always assumed it was patois influenced, like ever other slang in Toronto, but I guess it's Australian.
"yeah, no worries bro", or simply in texts as "nw".
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#13Just wait for the Americans to start saying "no wuckas", and see how long it takes them to work out how it came about. (don't post spoilers, Australians!)
No wucking furries cunts!
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#14Oh wow, I've said "no worries" for as long as I remember, I thought that was an English language thing rather than specific to my country. I was even starting to avoid saying it because the "no" sounded negative. Well, forget about that! I'll proudly say: No worries, mate from now on.
It matches perfectly with the country vibe to tell you the truth... Very relaxed place in the general sense. Lived there for 2 years (Perth) and I just use it now a lot too.
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#16Never even realised this was an Australian thing. I kind of assumed it was a universal English thing, with the more Australian variant being "no wuckas".
No wuckas? Now you're just making stuff up.
No they're not. It's short for 'No wucken furries', but it's used in a more humorous way and not in polite company.
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#17Oh wow, I've said "no worries" for as long as I remember, I thought that was an English language thing rather than specific to my country. I was even starting to avoid saying it because the "no" sounded negative. Well, forget about that! I'll proudly say: No worries, mate from now on.
Bloody oath
Stone the crows, the kid's a flamin' galah.
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#18Like the flat white, "No worries" really started to take off around the time the work visa requirements for Aussies lightened up. Quid pro quo for Johnnie Howard's support of the Iraq war and all.
So basically: Thanks, Saddam?
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#19Yeah growing up in america there was no equivalent phrase so when I heard it 10 years ago or so I started using it a lot. Its strange I wonder if there were some equivalents used before?
"No problem"?
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#20In my backpacking days in the eighties, I was at one point offered a bartending job at a local cinema premiere.
It sort of didn't really fit my plans for that particular evening, so I turned it down. What I did instead, I don' remember.
A report did reach me later. It had been a great event. The star of the movie didn't care that much for red carpet, and had been hanging out in the bar, downing a few beers, and having a chat with the guys behind the counter.
Superb move. I had turned down the world premiere of Crocodile Dundee, Sydney 1986.