Officeworks

I've been thinking. I know, that's unusual, right?
But for years our favourite stores have been given catchy nicknames because us aussies are too lazy to say the brands in full. Example? Well… here's a few:

Woolworths: Woolies
McDonald's: Maccas
Harvey Norman: Harveys
Hungry Jacks: Hungrys

I wonder if anyone can add any to the list. I'm sure there's plenty more.

Anyway, here's what I was thinking. Officeworks is just too much of a bloody nuisance to say. 3 Syllables?! You've gotta be kidding! The only time my tongue's not that lazy is…. well… you know when… wink, wink!

Most OzBargainers refer to Officeworks as OW, but saying O-W just doesn't roll off the tongue. Not to mention if you read the two letters phonetically, people may think you're in some degree of pain. Mind you, funny though… us aussies are too lazy to even say 4 letters… Hence ouch becomes ow. :P

Right, well…
From this day forth, i hereby declare officeworks shall be referred to colloquially as 'OFFIES'.
Thoughts? Suggestions? General Abuse? Please post below.

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Comments

  • Yes! The trend has started… albeit by yours truly…
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/42660 in the comments section

  • Officeworks as OW

    yep

    instead of O-W,
    go ow, as in ouch w/o the pronunciation of the 'ch' so it will be ou (not that i say it, i just go O-W)

  • +4

    On internet forums, it is easier to type OW than OFFIES. So I doubt there will be any change to OW reference.

    Verbally, shouldn't the aussie way be pronouned as Offoes?

    • Offoes

      off-hoes?

      • hate it when that happens

  • I just call it Owe-dubs

  • +6

    I don't know anyone who calls Hungry Jacks "Hungrys". I think I would laugh at them if they did :P

    Nicknames annoy me in general when spoken out loud. For some strange reason I associate "maccas" with Bogan.

    • What?! EVERYONE in brisbane calls hungry jacks, hungry's. For the real bogans, it's hungas (hung-ers).

      • +3

        i though it was HJ's (no joke)

        • Haha yes, i have heard the ol' HJ's being bandied about as well…

        • Yeah, i thought its called HJ as well in Vic.

        • It is HJ's and I doubt anyone called Harvey Norman Harvey's

    • its un australian, not to say maccas!

    • We call them Fungry's (as in Fungry Dacks…which may be a derivation of Lumpy Dacks)….dunno why.

  • I call Hungry Jack's HJ's, but then I call Harvey Norman Hardly Normal.. haha

  • lol. im asian, so the nicknames sound retarded. srry!

    OT: hungers!!!!! …….SNIGGERS XP

  • Some more:

    David Jones = DJs
    Crazy Clarks = CC's (like the chips)

    • KFC = errrr ;-/

  • Queenslanders…

    Beer = XXXX

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