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Posted by clubwah on November 1, 2009
Dimmies or dimmos?
There’s a shitful ad on high rotation on 3AW, particularly during Sports Today, which has a bunch of voiceover actors pretending to be working class chaps having a laugh at the expense of a mate named Davo who went on a three-week cruise “and there weren’t any sheilas on board”.
A few analogies follow and one bloke chips in and says “that’s like a takeaway shop not having any dimmos”.
I assume the stereotypical tradesman type was referring to dim sims. Whenever I hear it I punch the steering wheel and yell obscenities because any real tradie worth his tool kit would refer to dim sim as “dimmies” – fucking dimmos!
So am I right? Is it dimmies or dimmos?
It might be worth mentioning which state or city you’re from – perhaps there’s some kind of regional variation.
Chris Deal said
I think you’ll find they’re called “chinkybites”.
Fen said
I’m a Melburnian and most people I know, myself included, call them dimmies.
Bron said
“Dim sims”. True. Sorry. Sydney.
Bron said
PS never heard them referred to as “dimmies” or “dimmos”.
Bron said
PPS Is that bad?
Ray Dixon said
I’m from Bright and up here we call Dim Sims a gourmet meal.
staydead23 said
they are dimmies. no question. a dimmo, on the other hand, runs the AFL.
Andy R said
Definitely dimmies, no question. I’m from Melbourne (and am possibly the only stupid prick working on the monday before melbourne cup. City is deserted, with no one out buying dimmies).
Chade said
Salmonella. Adelaide.
Ray Dixon said
They’re all at the beach Andy, the ones who can afford $500 per night. And the ones who can’t afford it are staying up here – eating Dim Sims.
Russ said
I agree with Bron – in Canberra they’re usually dim sims. Mind you, the Public Service affection for acronyms could make them DS’s. And we’ll priobably have a DimSimWatch shortly.
Speckled Jim said
Anyone with a brain runs at the sight of these bags of cuntsnot.
Bron said
LOL!
Rox said
Dimmies – Tasmania (no humour intended)
zayzayem said
QLD – any aussie worth his salt should “abbreviate” to an “oh/oe” sound. “ah” may also be appropriate. “ie” sounds to British and posh.
Case in point Dave is shortened to Davo. Davie is a pommie bastard.
clubwah said
What about Tinny?
Rebecca said
In Melbourne they are dimmies. My guess is the ad didn’t want to give a free plug to the store “Dimmy’s”, and because of that they went with dimmos. Cat bags would have been offensive too.
Then there is the other question of ordering them as “soft” or “hard”, aka “steamed” or “fried”.
clubwah said
Steamed or fried – I’ve never hard or soft.
Heléna said
I’m in Sydney – we call them Dim Sims
Chris Fryer said
Dimmies – Melbourne.
“Cunt snot” it’s great to know that they have finally discovered what is in dim sims.
Eurasian Sensation said
Dimmies.
What kind of degenerate says “dimmos” anyway. Clearly not a true blue Aussie.
Chinese people say “dim sum” instead of “dim sim”, but what do they know? “Dim sum” is elitist and un-Australian.
Big Bad Billy Wing Young said
I once lived on dimmies for 2 weeks after I spent my whole pay getting shitfaced on a thursday night, I’m clearly the most qualified person to comment on this matter and can confirm that anyone who calls them dimmos is a fuckwit, anyone who even calls them dim sims is questionable.
Jonno said
It’s definitely called “dimmies”. The dimmie as we know it was developed here in Melbourne in 1945. Never heard of “dimmos”, that would be quite annoying. BTW, if you go overseas you will be hard pressed to find a fish and chip shop that sells dimmies at all.
Moz said
Dimmies is much more socially acceptable. Calling a dim sum a “dimmo” just makes you sound like one.
(I sometimes call Australia OZ. Does this incur the blogger’s wrath, or does my occasionally quick wit and stellar CD collection save me?)
Ray Dixon said
Isn’t Dimmies a cheap department store in Richmond that Dipper advertises?