Yeah, its seems like etymologically, "bathing costume" got shorted to "bathers" for some people and "cossies" for others. But that's just what the internet tells me, I'm not British
Never heard the term 'cossie' in Australia, 'togs' and 'boardies' are common here though.
Eh that doesn’t check out as we say boardies in Aus and I’ve never heard anyone say cosies, togs also sounds pretty dated?
South African Afrikaans speakers: “ghost breath” which is the best name for it by far.
I have never heard "chuddy" before and I've lived in NZ my whole life. Is it a regional or generational thing?
It might differ by region. Or, I could be wrong. (I did try to look things up before I posted the memes tho lol)
There are definitely sites claiming it's NZ slang, but I haven't heard it before. I'm not a professional gum chewer though.
This is a rare case where the Aussies are right. It was named fairy floss by its original inventor
I've been reading up on slang terms in other countries, and my guess is: 4 different things lol