Clothing
Australians use many unique terms to relate to items of clothing. Some of these terms are regional.
What Americans call a sweater is often referred to as a "jumper", a Sleeveless T-shirt is called a "singlet" and sunglasses are commonly shortened to "sunnies". The footwear known as "flip-flops" in the US are called "thongs" in Australia.
Read more about this topic: Australian English Vocabulary
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