Home and Away fans are clamouring for the long-running soap to bring back a classic bit of Aussie slang that became a fan favourite on the show in the 90s.
The move has been prompted after a viewer shared a compilation of throwback scenes showing some of the soap’s most popular characters telling each other to ‘rack off’.
The phrase, which translates as ‘go away’, was commonly heard Down Under from the 1970s.
Some of the shows biggest stars can be seen in the hilarious Instagram post using the term including Kate Ritchie who played Sally Fletcher between 1988 and 2008.
In the excerpt from an early episode of Home and Away, Sally says: ‘You’ve hurt me and you’ve hurt everyone else, so just rack off.’
Other scenes included in the nostalgic compilation feature Dannii Minogue, Craig McLaughlin, Dieter Brummer and current star Ray Meagher.
Home and Away fans are clamouring for the long-running soap to bring back a classic bit of Aussie slang – ‘rack off’ – which was said on the show in the 90s. Pictured: Kate Ritchie
US based movie star Isla Fisher who played Shannon in the series between 1994 and 1997 can also been seen in the clip as well as Melissa George.
Fans were quick to post their enthusiasm for the saying which has fallen out of common usage.
‘Do they still say rack off?, one fan posted on the Instagram video.
‘I forgot that was ever a saying,’ another admitted.
Meanwhile, another fan seemed inspired by the video: ‘Love this I might start saying this again!’
‘I’m gonna start using this from now on and anyone who says I can’t, can just rack off,’ joked one viewer.
‘Rack off’, lol so Aussie,’ said another.
However one fan appeared to doubt whether the slang term was ever actually used, writing: ‘And no one ever said rack off.’
Some of the shows biggest stars can be seen in a hilarious Instagram post including Dannii Minogue and Craig McLaughlin (pictured) using the term
Isla Fisher in a scene from Home and Away (far right)
Fans were quick to post their enthusiasm for the saying which has fallen out of common usage
The term became popularised in Australia in 1975 after singer Maureen Elkner had a hit with the song Rak off, Normie!.
The novelty tune reached number six on a the national singles chart in Australia.
It was a ‘sequel’ to an earlier hit The Newcastle Song by Bob Hudson, which featured a character called Normie.
The lyrics of the song recount the exploits of Normie and his mates on a Saturday night as they try and ‘pickup’ women while cruising the streets of Newcastle in an FJ Holden.
According to the online Cambridge Dictionary, the definition of ‘rack off’ is: ‘To leave or go away, used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away.’
