Pronounced “sher-may”.
If it’s not on the Northside it’s only sparkling Westfield.
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Pronounced “sher-may”.
Say what?
Cher-mi with a hard CH
Always has, always will be... Germside
I call it Chermo or Chermobyl to give it its full name. This "chermy" reeks of either their marketing team or Victorian immigrants.
Germside!
I grew up within walking distance of Chermy. My mum grew up even closer than I did. Chermy is not at all unfamiliar, but "chermo" sounds like some American who's vaguely familiar with Aussie slang not having the intuition of when to apply it.
I call it chermy 🫣
They should put down Brown Plains (also known as Brown Stains)
Back in the days when Russ Hinze-o-saurs roamed the earth, I was a spotty little retail employee at that place.
One of the Pissweak World style school holiday attractions for the kids was a petting zoo, with a roo advertised as "Skippy's brother, Chermy".
Arguably, the term's at least fifty years old.
I mean, that wasn't me, but...it's completely true. I don't know if the Wikipedia article sources that pronunciation, but it's definitely true.
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