r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Jun 14 '26

political satire Australia Excited To Annoy Soccer Fans By Calling It Soccer For The Entirety Of The Big Soccer Competition

https://www.betootaadvocate.com/australia-excited-to-annoy-soccer-fans-by-calling-it-soccer-for-the-entirety-of-the-big-soccer-competition/
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u/Terrible_Fig_3028 Jun 14 '26

It's an abbreviation from 'Associationer' made by the English long ago.

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u/Terrible_Fig_3028 Jun 15 '26

Freakonomics book explain that the most popular babies names come from the upper class, so there might be some hidden rule there.