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Dictionary: Clothes

ball huggers (n) Speedos (also see budgie smugglers)
 
bangle (n) bracelet
 
bathers (n) swimsuit
"He put on his bathers."
beanie (n) knit cap
 
bloomers (n) shorts worn over undies and under a skirt
 
Blundies (n) Blundstone work boots
 
board shorts, boardies (n) surfer's baggie swim trunks, knee-length or longer
 
budgie smugglers (n) Speedos (tight swimsuit, like competitive swimmers wear)
 
bum bag (n) waist pack
"Fanny" is a word not used in polite company.
CJs (cock jocks) (n) Speedos (also budgie smugglers, ball huggers)
 
clobber (n) clothes, belongings
 
clothes peg (n) clothespin
 
cotton (n) generic term for any type of thread
 
cozzie, cossie (n) swimsuit
From swimming costume.
daks, dacks (n) trousers
 
fancy dress (n) (adj) costumes: not a formal dress or tuxedo (you rent a tux at a suit hire)
"They went to a fancy dress ball."
jimjams (n) pajamas (spelled pyjamas)
 
jumper (n) sweatshirt, sweater, jersey
"It's cold today, wear a jumper."
knickies (n) underwear
 
rug up (v) to cover up for the cold
 
singlet (n) tank top (clothing)
"He wore a singlet to the beach."
skivvy (n) long sleeve crew neck shirt
 
sloppy joe (n) sweatshirt
 
strides (n) trousers
 
stripey (adj) striped
"He wore stripey trousers."
stubby, stubbies (n) bottle of beer, also short-short pants
 
suit hire (n) tuxedo rental
 
sunnies (n) sunglasses
 
swimming costume,
swimmers (n)
bathing suit
"She put on her swimmers."
togs (n) sports clothes, swim suit
 
trackies, tracky-dacks (n) track suit, sweatpants
 
Ugg boots (n)
(also spelled Ugh)
slip-on casual boot made of fleecy sheepskin
 
underdaks (n) underwear
 
waist pack (n) fanny pack ("fanny" in Australia means female genitalia, so it isn't normally used)
also bum bag
wind cheater (n) windbreaker, light jacket
 
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