balderdash@lemmy.zip to Memes@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoAustralian hits differentlemmy.zipimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down113
arrow-up1473arrow-down1imageAustralian hits differentlemmy.zipbalderdash@lemmy.zip to Memes@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squarearudesalad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up27·9 months agoWe call them swimming cossies? I’ve never heard that in my life
minus-squarema11en@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 months agoWe used it during the late 70s and 80s, I don’t recall hearing it recently.
minus-squareCheez@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-28 months agodeleted by creator
minus-squarebalderdash@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoYeah, 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
minus-squareDeceptichum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·9 months agoEh that doesn’t check out as we say boardies in Aus and I’ve never heard anyone say cosies, togs also sounds pretty dated?
Bonus meme 1
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.
deleted by creator
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
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?
deleted by creator