c/brisbane · by anathema_device@kbin.social · 3y'Chermy'? 'Fess up, which one of you made that Wikipedia edit? 23 points · 11 comments · view on lemmy.world
11 Comments
kerr@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Pronounced “sher-may”.
If it’s not on the Northside it’s only sparkling Westfield.
ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Say what?
Cher-mi with a hard CH
trk@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Always has, always will be... Germside
24Vindustrialdildo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I call it Chermo or Chermobyl to give it its full name. This "chermy" reeks of either their marketing team or Victorian immigrants.
ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Germside!
GloomyBagel@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I call it chermy 🫣
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I grew up within walking distance of Chermy. My mum grew up even closer than I did. Chermy is not at all unfamiliar, but "chermo" sounds like some American who's vaguely familiar with Aussie slang not having the intuition of when to apply it.
OmarGawrsh@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Back in the days when Russ Hinze-o-saurs roamed the earth, I was a spotty little retail employee at that place.
One of the Pissweak World style school holiday attractions for the kids was a petting zoo, with a roo advertised as "Skippy's brother, Chermy".
Arguably, the term's at least fifty years old.
sizz@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
They should put down Brown Plains (also known as Brown Stains)
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
I mean, that wasn't me, but...it's completely true. I don't know if the Wikipedia article sources that pronunciation, but it's definitely true.