“To American ears, Strine can sound like a foreign language.”
“If you head down to the beach, you’ll hear plenty of Strine from the surfers.”
“My Strine friends moved here from Sydney about five years ago.”
Australian, 1960s
“Strine” is a slangy term for Australian English, or just the accent. Say “strine” out loud, and it will all make sense — even if you can’t understand the accent. …
