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Australian hits different (lemmy.zip)
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[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 28 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Bonus meme 1

[–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

We call them swimming cossies? I've never heard that in my life

[–] ma11en@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

We used it during the late 70s and 80s, I don't recall hearing it recently.

[–] Cheez@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Short for swimming costume.

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah, its seems like etymologically, "bathing costume" got shorted to "bathers" for some people and "cossies" for others. But that's just what the internet tells me, I'm not British

[–] CordanWraith@aussie.zone 14 points 2 years ago

Never heard the term 'cossie' in Australia, 'togs' and 'boardies' are common here though.

[–] SuperApples@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

You forgot budgie smugglers.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Eh that doesn’t check out as we say boardies in Aus and I’ve never heard anyone say cosies, togs also sounds pretty dated?

[–] kerr@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It was definitely togs in Qld when I was growing up. Might be the old potato cake/scallop debate all over again.