swimming clothes: Put on your bathers; we’re going for a swim. Compare cossie, costume, swimmers, swimsuit, togs. Contributor’s comments: This is used in South Australia. Contributor’s comments: In South Australia, we have always referred to swimming attire as “bathers” or, sometimes in the case for girls, “swim-suit”.
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What are bathing suits called in Australia?
cossies
Australians use a variety of terms to describe their bathing attire, including ‘cossies’ (a shortened version of ‘costumes’) and ‘togs’, which Gwynn explains is an abbreviation of the 16th-Century word ‘togeman’, meaning coat.
What do they call bathers in Queensland?
None of the other synonyms (bathers, cossie, etc.) was used – we all wore togs when swimming. Contributor’s comments: Togs is basically the only term I’ve heard used in Queensland for “swimming outfit”, despite southerners insisting that we have been known to call them swimmers or bathers.
Why are bathers called bathers?
In Team A, we’ve got bathers. Most popular in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, ‘bathers’ is a derivative of ‘bathing suits’. While some view it as an old-fashioned term, others have theorised that it’s because Melbourne doesn’t really have surf, so swimming is more like a ‘bath’.
What do you call bathers?
swimmers. plural noun a swimming costume. Compare bathers, cossie, cozzie, costume, swimsuit, togs. Contributor’s comments: We used swimmers along with bathers in Victoria when we were kids in the 60/70s.
What do Sydney people call bathers?
Cossie
Contributor’s comments: Cossie is definitely the NSW term. In Tassie, where I grew up they were our ‘bathers’.
What do Aussies call speedos?
Budgie smugglers is an Australian slang phrase that is used to describe tight-fitting men’s swimwear, also known as speedos. The design is commonly used by athletes and swimmers, as well as for casual beachwear, particularly in mainland Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
What do Aussies call flip flops?
thong
The shoe known in Australia as a “thong” is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world.
What do Queenslanders call a suitcase?
Port
Contributor’s comments: Port is an exclusively Queensland word for ‘suitcase’ or schoolbag, as in ‘school port’.
What is Australian slang called?
Australian slang, known as ‘Strine’, is a way of using certain words and phrases that have become iconic to Australians. You may find that Australians tend to speak quickly and have an unusual way of pronouncing words.
What does Bonzer mean in Australia?
excellent
Ask an Aussie to name a truly Australian word, and they might yell “Bonzer!” Bonzer, sometimes also spelled bonza, means “first-rate” or “excellent,” and it is the Australian equivalent of the American “awesome”: “It’s a good clean gameand the standard is red hot,” Thies said.
What does budgie mean in Australian?
The word “budgerigar” is a shortened form of Budgie, from the native Australian name Betcherrygah. The betcherry bit means ‘good’, and gah means ‘parakeet’.
What is Australian slang for girl?
sheila – woman or female.
What are fries called in Australia?
chips
Australian, British and New Zealand English uses “chips” for what North Americans call french fries.
What is the most Australian word?
The 25 most common Australian slang words
- See ya this arvo – See you this afternoon.
- Being dacked – When someone pulls your pants down.
- Give a wedgie – When someone pulls your pants up your bum.
- Dunny – toilet, bathroom – D’ya know where the dunny is, mate?
What is the C word in Australia?
In Australia, “cunt” (pronounced “cunt”, as in “bunt”) has many connotations – most of which are actually positive. For example: If a friend of mine were to be exceptional at motorsports or a nice person in genera,l he would henceforth be referred to as a “sick-cunt”.
What should you not say in Australia?
10 Things You Should Never Say to an Australian
- Put another shrimp on the barbie.
- Dingo ate my baby.
- Vegemite is disgusting.
- What’s the difference between Australian and New Zealand?
- Fosters is hands down the best beer in the world.
- I hate AFL.
- When you say Kylie you mean Jenner, right?
- American coffee is better.
What does Yonks mean in Australian slang?
A long time
Noun. yonks pl (plural only) (slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) A long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages quotations ▼ Haven’t seen him in yonks!
What does Wigging mean in Australian slang?
Meaning of wigging in English
an occasion when someone criticizes or speaks angrily to someone else about something that person has said or done: He gave me a wigging and told me I was a bad journalist.
What does Jack mean in Australia?
“Jacks” as slang for “police” is indeed common in the UK as well as in Australia, but virtually unknown in the US, although “Jacks” may have a close relative in US slang.