aarudesalad replysh.itjust.works3Hide 3 repliesWe call them swimming cossies? I've never heard that in my life30
mma11en replylemmy.worldWe used it during the late 70s and 80s, I don't recall hearing it recently.15
balderdash replylemmy.zipYeah, 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 British1
CCordanWraith replyaussie.zoneNever heard the term 'cossie' in Australia, 'togs' and 'boardies' are common here though.14
Deceptichum replykbin.social2Hide 2 repliesEh that doesn’t check out as we say boardies in Aus and I’ve never heard anyone say cosies, togs also sounds pretty dated?8
ssil replyaussie.zoneIt was definitely togs in Qld when I was growing up. Might be the old potato cake/scallop debate all over again.2
Ghostalmedia replylemmy.worldAusies and Kiwis love to give everything a nickname that ends in “ie” or “y.”3
HHackerman_uwu lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesSouth African Afrikaans speakers: “ghost breath” which is the best name for it by far.20
Dave replylemmy.nz2Hide 2 repliesI have never heard "chuddy" before and I've lived in NZ my whole life. Is it a regional or generational thing?8
balderdash replylemmy.zip1Hide 1 replyIt might differ by region. Or, I could be wrong. (I did try to look things up before I posted the memes tho lol)5
Dave replylemmy.nzThere are definitely sites claiming it's NZ slang, but I haven't heard it before. I'm not a professional gum chewer though.5
Bernie Ecclestoned replysh.itjust.works2Hide 2 repliesBrits cannot decide https://www.ourdialects.uk/maps/gum/5
llooeee lemmy.worldThis is a rare case where the Aussies are right. It was named fairy floss by its original inventor3
balderdash replylemmy.zipI've been reading up on slang terms in other countries, and my guess is: 4 different things lol1
The fairies make great food. Fairy bread is S tier
The Dutch: sugar spider.
French : Barbe à Papa (Daddy's Beard)
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We call them swimming cossies? I've never heard that in my life
We used it during the late 70s and 80s, I don't recall hearing it recently.
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
Never heard the term 'cossie' in Australia, 'togs' and 'boardies' are common here though.
You forgot budgie smugglers.
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?
It was definitely togs in Qld when I was growing up. Might be the old potato cake/scallop debate all over again.
Ausies and Kiwis love to give everything a nickname that ends in “ie” or “y.”
In hindi we call it "old lady hair"
Same in Hebrew
South African Afrikaans speakers: “ghost breath” which is the best name for it by far.
This guy spook asems.
Daarsy
German: Zuckerwatte (sugar wadding)
French: barbe Ă papa (daddy's beard)
The one in the middle doesn’t look like a French letter.
The correct one is "à"
Unsurprisingly it is similar in Swedish: sockervadd
Greek: malli tis grias (old woman's hair)
Seriously.
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I have never heard "chuddy" before and I've lived in NZ my whole life. Is it a regional or generational thing?
It might differ by region. Or, I could be wrong. (I did try to look things up before I posted the memes tho lol)
There are definitely sites claiming it's NZ slang, but I haven't heard it before. I'm not a professional gum chewer though.
Brits cannot decide
https://www.ourdialects.uk/maps/gum/
Is that their pop/soda?
What a cool website. Some interesting info here
Sucrose Wool
Polish: Sugar cottonwool
This is a rare case where the Aussies are right. It was named fairy floss by its original inventor
Romanian: sugar cotton / cotton of sugar
Japanese: 綿飴 wataame - also cotton candy
In french it's barbe à papa, which translate to daddy's beard.
In German, it's sugarwadding.
Wait to you find out what we call a corn dog
I've been reading up on slang terms in other countries, and my guess is: 4 different things lol
Romanian: sugar cotton / cotton of sugar