Except for "bathers". We call them "swimmers" in NSW. And in Queensland they're called "togs" but I've heard "swimmers" on the Gold Coast. But it's definitely "togs" in Brisbane.
I'm Australian and all but the last one are in common use. I have never heard anyone use "Facey". Was actually quite difficult to work out what others call bathers.
Never heard Facey in my life. I actually had to Google whether this one was true and apparently it is among young Australians but I am a young Australian and I nor anyone I've ever met have ever said that. Must be slang in the more hipster parts of Sydney or Melbourne.
Nah mate you're spot on! I use every single one of these on the reg... I was wondering why "togs" wasn't being accepted for bathers though, like what else do you call em? Speedos? Budgy smugglers? Nice one :)
We use lots of these in the UK too - "Brekkie, mozzie, bloke, barbie, macca's, prezzie, chokkie (less common) and bathers (I think)" would all sound pretty normal here.
Yes, I was going to say, plenty of these aren't exclusive to Australia as far as I'm aware. Even if the only person I've ever heard use most of them is my grandmother (not Australian, quite strongly Lancashire).
Fun fact: they're all onomatopoeias. They're called 'thongs' in Australia for sound they make on sand, 'flip flops' in the UK for the sound they make on concrete, and 'jandals' in New Zealand for the sound they make in sheep dip.
Anyway the rest are spot on even though I've not seen many of them written before. And there are SO MANY ways to say swimsuit depending on where you live so that one's gunna cause some angst cobber.
Yeah, nah. Still not an Australian thing. It has to be used by a decent number of Australians to be accepted and that is not the case, even if you are part of some minority who might be doing just that. What if I decided to start calling it FaceyMcFaceyFace, do you think that might suddenly make it an Australian term?
I tried "prostitute" for Digger because there was this shady Aussie bar in Bahrain called Diggers' that was full of them - I was close. Should have guessed who their customers were. Ended up getting less than half, and some just on random guesses.
Well, 'facey' had me stumped. Never heard of it in Western Australia. So where exactly is it being used? Also didn't realise that 'bathers' was an Aussie word.
Yeah I would've gone with togs instead of bathers but maybe that's just a Queensland thing but even if it is it's still more popular nation wide than bathers is
Got all but Brumby. I'm English (Northern) and most people I know we use Bloke, Oz, Barbie, Sunnies, Prezzie, Mozzie, Bathers, Chokkie. Occasionally Arvo but I think that one's more text speak. Rest I guess I know from knowing enough Aussies through Rugby League.
You should add some more options for bathers. I tried swimmers first. I had to think like an American to get it. Most people don't say bathers - it's usually cozzie (swimming costume) or togs.
Facey? Never heard of that here in Australia. Never. Oh well. We also always called swimsuits 'cozzies' (short for 'swimming costume'). And not sure 'thong' is slang - it's what they are called here. Still, had some fun with this quiz, thanks.
I live in Australia and I know what most mean . I saw a lot of comments saying facey isn't actually one, but where I come from, I've heard it around a few times.
I'm Australian and I had the same problem. I never hear people saying bathers. They are usually called cossies. Also thong is not slang. That's the Australian word for what you call flip-flops.
Um, Quizmaster, today is India's Republic Day as well. So I believe an India-themed quiz should have been featured as well along with this one.
Anyway, a very Happy Australia Day to all the Aussies out there! What's more interesting is that this day is special for two countries – India and Australia. Both former colonies, members of the Commonwealth and cricket champions! We shall always stand together! 🇦🇺🤝🇮🇳
My kids' love of Bluey helped me out a lot with this. Not to start a flamewar, but most of these are really unimaginative. Take the first syllable of a word and add "ee" to the end of it. I would think there are some better ones out there.
I've never been to Australia, but I've definitely heard all of these except maybe Facey. I don't recall that one. Thought it might be something newish, like Facetime, and was eventually able to guess it.
Been living in Canberra all my life, and all of these are definitely common, except for Sheila. Outside of Crocodile Dundee I genuinely don't think I've ever heard an Aussie say that. That and Facey wtf
Sheila was used in Australia in the 1970s and before but has gradually declined in use. I have only heard the term "Facey" used once in fifty years of living in Australia.
Thong and brumby are not slang. Thong is simply the word for that footwear in Australia, just as flip-flop is the American word for the same thing. You might as well say flip-flop is American slang for thong. Similarly, brumby is the word for an Australian wild horse and is not a substitute for a more formal word.
Surprised so many people haven't heard 'Facey'. Like, it's not super common - most people just say Facebook, but having lived in two widely separated states, I've heard people in both say that. Still, there are probably better options. Since you had Brissie, you could use another geographic one like 'Tassie' or maybe 'Poms' for British people.
The rest are all fairly common though.
I remember singing this song at school. Has some slightly more advanced slang.
I'll see myself out....
'Thong' or 'Flip-flop'?
Anyway the rest are spot on even though I've not seen many of them written before. And there are SO MANY ways to say swimsuit depending on where you live so that one's gunna cause some angst cobber.
How did more people get Facey than Diggers? Diggers is an actual Australian term.
I'm Australian and it's spelled choccy! cost me a valuable answer!
You should accept swimmers/trunks/Swimming clothes for bathers
Anyway, a very Happy Australia Day to all the Aussies out there! What's more interesting is that this day is special for two countries – India and Australia. Both former colonies, members of the Commonwealth and cricket champions! We shall always stand together! 🇦🇺🤝🇮🇳
fun fact: arvo means price in finnish
Also facey is super uncommon, ive never even heard of it.