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
Famous quotes containing the word clothing:
“Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 3:4.
“You will feel that you are no longer clothing yourself, you are dressing a public monument.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 7:15.