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TIL in Australia the name of the band "AC/DC" is pronounced "Acca Dacca"

en.wikipedia.org AC/DC - Wikipedia

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"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
  
  It's kinda more fun to say it that way with a bogan accent too (that's like redneck or chav depending on where you're from) ,
  
  'oi daz? Youse know where me accadacca tape is? I'm farkin frothin for some back in black. Also, give us a dart'
  
  ^not how we talk, just a fun exaggeration.
- 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
  
  In my part of Germany we like to say "Mäckes" which I suppose is maccas
  
  I've heard MickyDee's rarely, normally its just McDonalds, but otherwise only Macca's from Australians.
  
  In the UK I hear all sorts. Maccies, Maccy Deez, etc.
  
  In Norway some call it Den gyldne måke = The Golden Seagull
  
  In Sweden it's often called Donken (the Donk)
  
  UK yes, maccies
  
  Here we call it MacGros (roughly translates as MacFat).
- Ugh, multinational conglomerates pretending to be hip to the local lingo is the fucking worst 🤦
No it's not. That's the nickname they have over there.
- Thus making it true ....
  
  thats like saying Paul Gascoigne is pronounced " Gazza" in the UK
  
  Nickname isn't the name though. We use "AC/DC" and "ACCA Dacca" pretty much just regularly as each other down here.
  
  Everyone arguing dumb things here because of a dumb title. Pronounce = how it phonetically sounds, Nickname = alternative or shortened name. They are not synonyms :)
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
- No we aren't mate.
  
  "Nah mate"
- My FIL says acca dacka about 90% of the time, sorry
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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