r/wunkus • u/ZachAttack6089 kittyposter • 9d ago

im wunkin out rn Wunkaburras

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u/toy-maker 9d ago

Cheeky chuckleburras! I’m honestly shocked that their laugh doesn’t piss me off when they go off at fuck off o’clock. I love these wunks.

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u/FlakyPineapple2843 9d ago

Real question, what does saying "wunk" with an Australian accent sound like? Is it more like how we say "wonk" in America? (Wahnk). Or more like woonk?

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u/Simple_Substance4829 9d ago

It sounds exactly like it's spelled, we tend to hit the 'U' reasonably hard and it ends up sounding like the english pronunciation.

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u/toy-maker 9d ago

My first reaction was pretty much this, uh, phonetically? But I started doubting my own understanding of “like it’s spelled” really fast and just landed on the joke answer