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Re: Slang <was Re: Oz and Florida among WORLD's ......>
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Krazy Kiwi Viv <[log in to unmask]>
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SCUBA or ELSE! Diver's forum <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 13 Oct 2003 11:09:50 -0400
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On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 Bevelhimer, Mark S. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>> Check out the link below.
>>http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7446557%255E13762,00.html
>
>From which comes "Victoria's togs are cossies in NSW..."
>
>What the heck's a cossie?  I'm gonna need a dictionary for the
>dictionary.

A 'cossie' is ya swimwear. Guess it is swimming *costume* abbreviated.
We call them 'togs' in NZ. I noticed many males here call their swimming
trunks 'swimmers'.
Viv

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