Traditional
Still common
Definition
Vegetables.
Example Sentence
"Eat your veggies before you get dessert."
Where "Veggies" Comes From
"Veggies" is a simple Australian abbreviation of "vegetables", following the national habit of shortening everyday words.
It's been common household language for generations.
How Aussies Actually Use It
It's used exactly as "vegetables" would be, just more casually - at the dinner table, in recipes, at the greengrocer.
"Meat and three veg" remains a classic description of a traditional Australian dinner.
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