Meaning
In Australian English, bikkie is an informal noun meaning biscuit, typically a small sweet or savoury baked snack.
How it is used
Bikkie is a familiar shortened form of biscuit. It can appear in ordinary household, café, school, and snack contexts without implying a special type of biscuit.
Examples
- “Have a bikkie with your tea.”
- “We bought a packet of chocolate bikkies.”
- “There are a few bikkies left in the cupboard.”
Pronunciation
/ˈbɪki/ · BIK-ee
Tone and register
Casual and familiar, often warm or domestic but not necessarily childish.
Visitor guidance
Visitors can simply understand bikkie as biscuit. The spelling bickie also occurs, and the word is part of a broader Australian habit of informal abbreviation.
Cultural context
Cambridge labels bikkie as Australian English informal. The form also illustrates the -ie/-y shortening pattern that the Australian National Dictionary Centre identifies as a characteristic feature of Australian word formation.
Origin
Bikkie is a shortened form of biscuit shaped by a productive informal Australian -ie/-y pattern rather than a separate food category.
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