singlet – a sleeveless undershirt, known in British English as a vest and in American English as a tank top (or, colloquially, as a "wife beater").
Queensland's colloquial term for the singlet, the “Jackie Howe”, takes its name from the shearer said to have bared his arms while setting new daily shearing records in 1892. In fact, it's more likely he wore an undershirt.
While NSW took the 'costume' part to create cossies, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania, ran with 'bathing'. Bathers became the name synonymous with swimwear in these parts, with the term outranking all others in the country.
Depending on which country you are from, you may use the term, woollen sweater, wool jumper, pullover or jersey – they can all be used when referring to a wool jumper, woollen jumper Australia, knitwear Australia or woollen sweaters.
The local emphasis led to Hills Hoist becoming the generic term for rotary clothes lines in Australia.
singlet – a sleeveless undershirt, known in British English as a vest and in American English as a tank top (or, colloquially, as a "wife beater").
Aussie slang is full of alternative words for our trousers and underwear. Reginalds or Reg Grundies are rhyming slang for undies, while bloomers are known as bum shorts in Queensland, and scungies in New South Wales and the ACT.
A guernsey is a type of shirt worn by Australian rules footballers. It is typically sleeveless, although long sleeves may also be worn. The word "jumper" is also used to describe a guernsey.
Contributor's comments: In Tasmania it is usually called a washer or face-cloth. Contributor's comments: In Adelaide, the words Facewasher and Flannel are commonly used.
In Australia, a reader told me, such storage areas are now both desirable and common and are called built-in wardrobes, the last word often being abbreviated to robe.
In an interview on Triple J radio, Koby Abberton pointed out that "Bra" is a reference to the gang's suburb, Maroubra, and partly after the street slang for brother. Some members of the gang tattoo "My Brother's Keeper" across the front of their chest, "Bra Boys" and Maroubra's postcode "2035" on their backs.
Diaper is what they use in North America, and Nappy is the word used in the UK & Ireland, Australia, NZ and many other Commonwealth countries.
WHY DO AUSSIES CALL THEM THONGS? The word THONG means restraint, referred to as the piece of rubber that is used to slide between the big and second toe to keep the soul of the sandal.
Nevertheless, Australian English vocabulary differs from British English in many ways and Australians sometimes use American English words instead. For instance, Australians will usually say 'soccer' instead of 'football' and 'overalls' instead of 'dungarees'.
The preferred Australasian term for fanny pack is bum bag.
In the USA a thong is a piece of underwear. In Australia, it's what they call flip-flops. Sometimes they also call them "double-pluggers". If they break their flip-flops you may hear them exclaim that they just had "a blow-out in their double-pluggers".
Dimensions (cm): 50 x 70. *Australian slang is also known as 'Strine', and its mysteries are learned by Aussies from the cradle. Having said that, 'Strine' is so weird even Aussies are perplexed by it sometimes. *For best results, wash your tea towel in a cold cycle on your machine with other similar coloured items.
Daks: Australians call their trousers 'daks'.
Gumboots are also known as Wellington boots and rain boots. These work boots made by Bata Industrials are always water resistant.
Don't forget your “stubby holder” (koozie) to keep them cold in the hot Aussie sunshine!
Definition. In Australia, chips can refer to 'hot' chips; fried strips of potato. Chips also refer to what are known in other countries as crisps.
Sheila = Girl
Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
Example: Come on Phil, we didn't come here to meet spiders, we came here to get groceries. Too easy means something along the lines of that is easy to do and no problem (also known as no wakkas!). Example: After ordering a coffee, the waiter tells you that it is “too easy”.