What does brekkie mean in Australia?
Brekkie is Australian slang for breakfast. People say things like let's grab brekkie or brekkie's ready. Cafes across Australia often list a brekkie menu, served until late morning.
Brekkie follows the Australian habit of shortening words and adding an ie or y ending, like barbie for barbecue, sunnies for sunglasses and mozzie for mosquito. It is also used in Britain and New Zealand, but it is especially common in Australia.
Australia is famous for its cafe breakfast culture. Popular brekkie dishes include smashed avocado on toast, eggs with bacon, banana bread and Vegemite on toast.
Big brekkie
A big brekkie is a large cooked breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausages, mushrooms, tomato, toast and sometimes hash browns, offered in many cafes.
Australians also love flat whites with breakfast, and cafe culture in cities such as Melbourne and Sydney is known worldwide.
Brunch is also popular on weekends, and many cafes serve brekkie dishes all day. Smashed avo became a symbol of millennial spending after a 2016 newspaper column, sparking jokes and debate across the country.
Did You Know?
Australian breakfast television shows are often called brekkie shows.