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<\/a>This is a ute. Not a pickup. Not a truck. Ute. Got it?<\/p><\/div>\n
The most widespread nickname for a type of car is one that we use so often that we don\u2019t realise that it\u2019s a nickname: ute <\/a>. This is short for \u201cutility vehicle\u201d, known to drivers outside the Antipodes as a pickup truck or just a pickup. Mention utes to an outsider and you\u2019ll get a blank look that often puzzles you. It\u2019s as if that foreigner doesn\u2019t know a basic English word like \u201cbanana\u201d.<\/p>\n Of course it doesn\u2019t stop there. Everything from a high-end Lambo to a humble Dunny Door gets a nickname.\u00a0 There are no rules. Except the possible rule that the more upmarket the car, the more likely it is to get a nickname.<\/p>\n For the benefit of those who are new to Aussie roads, here is a quick glossary so you can make sense of what your co-workers are talking about when one of them starts to skite (brag) about their new wheels (car).<\/p>\n Beemer (also spelled Bimmer by those with a broader accent): BMW<\/p>\n Bomb-a-Door: Holden Commodore<\/p>\n Bug: VW Beetle (OK, this nickname is international, like the Beetle itself.)<\/p>\n Commode: Holden Commodore<\/a> (you might actually start to think that Holdens are rather common over here for some reason!)<\/p>\n Disco: Landrover Discovery\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Dunny Door: Holden Commodore. \u00a0(I see that brow crinkling in bewilderment \u00a0Do I need to explain what a dunny is? \u00a0Apparently, I do. It’s a toilet, especially one that lives in its own little shed.)<\/p>\n Evo: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution<\/p>\n Fezza: Ferrarri<\/p>\n Fridge: Any large white van.<\/p>\n Henry: Ford (as in Henry Ford)<\/p>\n Lambo: Lamborghini<\/p>\n Landy: Land Rover<\/p>\n Lanky: Toyota Landcruiser<\/p>\n Murk: Mercedes-Benz<\/p>\n Pug: Peugeot<\/p>\n