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'Newzild, bro': Kiwi accent rated 'sexiest' in the world

8 Jan, 2020 06:19 AM2 minutes to read
The New Zealand accent has been rated the sexiest in the world, and that's sweet as bro! Photo / Getty

The New Zealand accent has been rated the sexiest in the world, and that's sweet as bro! Photo / Getty

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The New Zealand accent has been rated the sexiest in the world, and that's sweet as bro!

With almost 7000 languages in the world and even more varieties of accents and tones, the Kiwi accent came out on top in an extensive poll conducted by Big 7 Travel in April.

According to the travel website, the Kiwi accent is "outrageously charming" and beats out our close-sounding neighbours Australia.

"To a novice ear, the New Zealand accent might sound just like the Australian accent, but Big 7 Travel readers disagree. The 'Newzild' dialect is outrageously charming. The sexiest accent in the world? It's official," the website said about the Kiwi accent.

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Us Kiwis fended off stiff competition from the Italians, the Irish and South Africans, who were fourth, third, and second in the poll respectively.

the New Zealand accent has been ranked the sexiest in the world, on this, the day when Simon Bridges says 'slushie' a bunch of times

— Brendan Kelly (@brendankellol) April 28, 2019

According to the website, Afrikaans is a "hugely popular accent with many people across the globe thanks to their unique tones and slang", while the Irish "lilting jibe" has people around the world falling in love with the accent.

The Australian accent was ranked fifth sexiest, while our Scottish brothers came in sixth.

Different variations of the UK accent made the top 50, with Queen's English ranked 12th while the Scouse (Liverpool) tone was rated 32nd and Geordie (Newcastle) 41st.

The Welsh may count themselves unlucky with their "soft and lyrical" tone coming in 45th.

TOP 20 SEXIEST ACCENTS AROUND THE WORLD

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20th Zimbabwean
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11th Czech
10th Brazilian Portuguese
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