Truckies in Australia have shut down Brisbane and Sydney

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Truckies

Off topic, but is there a reasonable explanation for why males in Australia are feminized in examples like Truckie and Bikie, instead of the masculine Trucker and Biker?

I mean, it's like they go around wearing pink skirts and lacy underwear or something.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I think it's probably from the Irish because my Mum's side of the family in London do this as well.

Irish people often call their parents Mummy and Daddy their whole lives.

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It's just the way Aussies use nouns mate.

First time I went there, I came in through Tassie, flew up to Brissie, then down to Sydney ... which was pre-abbreviated.

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That's what I'm questioning. Why do the Australians use nouns in a way that feminizes males?

And why do Australian males accept it? (assuming they do)

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It doesn't feminize in Occa English, mate.

A truckie, brickie, bikie (or chippy) are about as blokey as a prop (or hooker).