What it means
Short for breakfast, and a classic bit of word-chopping that makes the morning sound less serious. You’ll hear it everywhere from the kitchen table to the servo counter, especially when someone’s eyeing up a bacon and egg roll. It pops up in the UK too, but in Aus and NZ it’s basically the default. Say brekky and you’re already halfway awake.
Usage examples
"What’re you having for brekky, mate? If you say quinoa again I’m dobbing you in. I’m grabbing a bacon and egg roll and a flat white, cheers."
"Sunday brekky at the surf club is the highlight of the weekend in Byron, big plates of bacon and eggs, the kids running between tables and someone always producing a hot sauce from their tote bag."
"Mum still calls me every morning at quarter past seven to ask what I had for brekky, three years into living in another city and the routine has not skipped a single day yet."
"You sorting brekky or are we pretending a coffee counts again?"
"Stopped at the servo for brekky and came out with a pie, a banana muffin, and absolutely no regrets."
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Where it comes from
It’s a clipped, affectionate form of breakfast, shaped with the same casual English habit that gives you brekkie, bikkie, barbie, and plenty of other matey shortenings. The brekky spelling is especially at home in Australian and New Zealand speech, where that punchy ending makes everyday words sound warmer and more relaxed.
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