Why do Australians call flip-flops "thongs"?

Why do Australians call flip-flops "thongs"?

Why not?

Thongs are sexy undies not foot wear

We do too, only girls though

maybe you should go outside more

> T. American

Australians are the only people in the world who call flip flops "thongs"

Not the Brits, Canadians, nor Americans

Maybe Kiwis, dont know about them

It rhymes with ching chongs.

I think the better question here is why everyone else calls them "flipflops"

Why would you call slippers flipflops?

we do too desu

Because they flop when you walk.

my mom's side of the family calls flip-flops thongs and there all american

The proper term is "sandals". Slippers are something completely different.

Well, it's only "Tong" for us, dunno why though

Kiwis call them 'jandals'

Why do uncultured foreigners cal thongs 'flip-flops'

thong just comes from like leather thong, y'know shit you used to hold or make things. It's a shape descriptor. I'm just guessing so I might be wrong but flipflops probably comes from a brand name that was initially very popular in the US (maybe world).

or maybe it just describes the action of kicking them off your feet. We should just go with sandals lads, that's much older and not attached to capitalism name shillism.

actually how would we then differentiate from sandals that have proper straps and are basically shoes?

The fact that you have to ask this in the first place makes you look like an idiot.
Because they flip and flop and make that smacking sound when you walk.

What do aussies call thongs then

i-i don't know...

Umm, it's slippers. (Slippery)
Sandals are one with the binder.

Trivia: We call thongs as Selipar Jepun (Niponese Slipper)

thongs

We call them thongs, obviously.

No-No, he's asking what you call thongs not flipflops

uh...you can't just do that

we call flipflops thongs and thongs thongs

To copy and pledge homage and submission to the French

...

Can't we?

We call potato chips 'chips' and we call french fries 'chips'.

Sorry to ruin the joke, but nobody refers to lady's underwear as "thongs".

The land down under everybody

tongs

Yes we can (: , just depends on the context

Why don't Australians microwave water

With a hint of th, perhaps?

Why would you name something for its onomatopoeia? Might as well call dogs 'barks' or 'woofs' you american faggots

some socal people say it too

Hello were are the jandal :DDDD

why not both?

>not calling them borkers or woofers