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Grass Flip Flops
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Regional names
In India, flip-flops are referred to as "chappal." Along the east coast of the US flip-flops are sometimes referred to as zories. They are known as jandals in New Zealand, thongs in Australia, Plakkies and slip-slops (or just slops) in South Africa, and go-aheads in the South Pacific. In parts of Texas they are known as clam diggers because of the way they flip sand on a beach. In Brazil called chinelo, sandália or Havaianas. In the Philippines they are mostly called tsinelas. In Hawaii and several other places around the world, they are commonly called slippers. In Greece they are known as sayonares (σαγιονάρες), probably from the Japanese word sayōnara, that means goodbye, because of their Japanese origin. In Poland they are commonly called japonki which indicates their Japanese origin. In Russia and Ukraine they are sometimes called lapti. Americans call them flip-flops.
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