General
Samoan slang enters Australian mainstream, fuels interest in Polynesian culture, language
When I sat down to watch the Australian drama Bump on the day of its release, I was excited to hear the term “uce” peppering the dialogue between two teenage characters.
Key points:
- Australian series Bump mirrors contemporary youth culture and the Samoan slang term “uce” is centre stage
- The term “uce”, coined by the Samoan diaspora in New Zealand and the US, is growing in Australian usage
-
“Uce” comes from the Samoan word uso, and is used when a man addresses another man as his brother, or a woman addresses another woman as her sister
This slang term of endearment, coined by the Samoan diaspora in the US and New Zealand a couple of decades ago, has made its way across the Tasman and into mainstream conversation.
Anything that positively…
-
General6 hours agoCoroner to examine treatment of woman who died three days after surgery performed by former Queensland premier’s partner
-
Business6 hours agoWhy Antipa, Cettire, Magnetic Resources, and Steadfast shares are pushing higher
-
General9 hours agoAlbanese beats drum on economy as trade clouds gather
-
Noosa News8 hours agoSurgeon partner of former premier to testify over his patient’s death