A versatile word with several distinct meanings. In Australian slang, a plugger is a thong or flip-flop — the rubber sandal that most of the English-speaking world calls a 'thong' or 'jandal.' More generally, a plugger is someone who works steadily and relentlessly without flair — a hard-working grinder. It can also refer to a dental instrument used to pack fillings. The Aussie footwear sense is by far the most colourful and distinctly regional use of the term.
She kicked off her pluggers at the back door and padded barefoot across the cool kitchen tiles.
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One who, or that which, plugs.
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A dental instrument used to insert fillings.
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(Australia) A thong or flip-flop.
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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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