Jandal is the quintessential New Zealand word for flip-flops — those lightweight rubber thong sandals that are practically the national footwear. While Australians say thongs and Americans say flip-flops, Kiwis have jandals, and they're fiercely proud of it. The word is so embedded in NZ culture that it's used as a symbol of the laid-back Kiwi lifestyle, and you'll see it in everything from casual conversation to national advertising.
She grabbed her jandals from the door and jogged down the beach path without a care in the world.
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(New Zealand) A flip-flop (type of footwear).
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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