curiousaur@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-23 个月前They are officially known as string trimmers. Where are you geographically and what do you call them?message-squaremessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up155arrow-down1message-squareThey are officially known as string trimmers. Where are you geographically and what do you call them?curiousaur@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-23 个月前message-square58fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremakingStuffForFun@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 个月前Now you listen here young whipper snipper! Why, in my day… Yup. Australian here. Is what we call em.
minus-squaremorbidcactus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 个月前That’s the predominant one in Canada too, at least in my experience. Goes with a Chipper Shredder (Woodchipper), sure there’s probably other things named the same way.
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 个月前I’m trying to spread that term here in the SE US. Everyone looks confused so I say “string trimmer”. “you mean weed eater?”
Whipper Snipper here in Aus
Can’t tell if you’re taking the piss haha.
It’s legit.
Now you listen here young whipper snipper! Why, in my day…
Yup. Australian here. Is what we call em.
That’s the predominant one in Canada too, at least in my experience.
Goes with a Chipper Shredder (Woodchipper), sure there’s probably other things named the same way.
I’m trying to spread that term here in the SE US. Everyone looks confused so I say “string trimmer”. “you mean weed eater?”