American expat shares the 'funniest' Australian town names he has discovered while living Down Under - from Hat Head to Humpty Doo
- A US expat shared the funny town names he's discovered living Down Under
- Adam Foskey revealed his favourite place names in a now-viral TikTok video
- The 'fun' town names he listed were Humpty Doo, Hat Head, Rainbow and Injune
- Viewers were quick to add their suggestions including Dunedoo and Iron Knob
An American expat has shared the funny town names he has discovered while living in Australia including Humpty Doo and Hat Head.
Adam Foskey, who moved Down Under from Georgia , US, revealed the Australian town names he finds most amusing in a now-viral TikTok video.
'First up we have Humpty Doo which made this list for obvious reasons,' he said in the clip.
Scroll down for video
A US expat, Adam Foskey, shared the funny town names he's discovered living Down Under in a now-viral video posted to TikTok
'I've actually visited here, it's in Northern Territory sort of in the middle of nowhere but it has really cool landscape,' he added.
Next on Adam's list was Hat Head in New South Wales.
'It supposedly got its name from being shaped like a hat. I tried to zoom in on google maps and I just didn't see it but I'm assuming it's true,' he said.
Share this article
Another place, Adam mentioned was Rainbow which he thought was a 'really cool name for a town'.
'I imagine it always being sunny there however given it's in Victoria I doubt that's true,' he said.
The town was supposedly named after an sand dune coved in wildflowers in the shape of a rainbow.
In his video, Adam mentioned the Norther Territory's Humpty Doo which he said made the list for 'obvious reasons', as well as Hat Head in New South Wales and Rainbow in Victoria
'Lastly we have Injune which is located in Queensland. I tired to look up the origin of this name and it just seems to be a folk tale surrounding someone carving this into a tree,' Adam finished.
His video has since been viewed more than 25,800 times and inundated with comments from people sharing more funny Australian town names.
'There's a Doo Town in Tasmania. Also in Tas Snug and Egg and Bacon Bay,' one person wrote.
'Don't forget Dunedoo - pronounced Dunny doo,' said another.
'Lastly we have Injune which is located in Queensland. I tired to look up the origin of this name and it just seems to be a folk tale surrounding someone carving this into a tree,' Adam finished the video.
Others suggestions from commenters included Nar Nar Goon in Victoria, Iron Knob in South Australia, Nowhere Else in Tasmania, Yass in New South Wales and Humpybong in Queensland.
Adam has gained a loyal following on social media for sharing his take on Australian culture.
In a previous video, he revealed some of his favourite Aussie phrases, many of which he is happy to use instead of the equivalent said in the USA.
'First up, we have the term "dibber dobber", which I'd just refer to as a "tattletale". It's just someone who snitches on you,' Adam explained in the video.
'I think I prefer dibber dobber better because I like the way it rhymes.'
According to Urban Dictionary a 'dibber dobber' is someone - often considered immature - who 'tells on' or 'squeals' on other people for doing something considered forbidden.
It's a phrase that is often used in Australian schools rather than in the workplace but is still well-known right across the nation.
'Next up we have a trapezium which I would call a "trapezoid" and I've researched these further and to be honest I'm still confused about all of it,' Adam said.
'Also lastly we have referring to a sandwich as "sanga". I've said it before ya'll know I love these shortened words so this is definitely something I can get behind,' he said
A trapezium is a quadrilateral shape with one pair of parallel opposite sides. It's often found featured in common math problems and learnt in Australian primary schools.
'Next up we have the term "day for it" which just means it's a great day to be doing the current activity you're doing or planning on doing on that day,' he said.
'Also lastly we have referring to a sandwich as "sanga". I've said it before ya'll know I love these shortened words so this is definitely something I can get behind,' he said.
