Jandal Edit Meaning

1.

n. ubiquitous New Zealand rubber sandal.

Equivalent to the Australian Thong,

UK/US Flip Flop

"I'd wear ya Jandals mate, the showers are pretty chancreous"

2.

NZ term for flip-flop. Australians use the term "thong"... but that's just wrong!!

After a japanese swimming team came to NZ (many decades ago), one observer was so impressed with their style of footwear that he began making them himself - he came up with the word "Jandal" as an abbreviation of the term "Japanese Sandal".

He can't handle the jandal

See flip-flop, thong, new zealand

3.

n. type of footwear (New Zealand use)

see also flip flop

"those are some mighty fine jandals mate"

See Pete