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[ladypolitik]

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[bluebellrock]

oh, he's so hot'n'handsome wherever he sits, stands, whatever he does...cor.

fyi, btw, random: a sloppy joe in australia is a sweatshirt.

[dbzmerciter2005]

O_o Sweatshirt? Really?

[bluebellrock]

Are you New Zealandish? Is it the same over there too?

[dbzmerciter2005]

Haha no. I'm American. I've just never heard that phrase used for sloppy joe over there and I lived in Perth for four months. XD

[bluebellrock]

Oh! Gets so hot over there they don't wear sloppy joes probably. Or else it's just not the '80s anymore. ;)

[dbzmerciter2005]

Haha, wow! I so totally thought that you meant that a sloppy joe was called a sweatshirt! XD

And my mom still wears a sweatshirt when it's cold. >.> I, being the kid, wear hoodies.

[bluebellrock]

Oh! No, I meant the other way around, soz. I should fix that for me. (Weird. Turns out I can't.)

[dbzmerciter2005]

Yeah once someone replies to your comment you can't edit it. D:

[bluebellrock]

Just found that out by trying to add this: "Shit, I just realised I'm wearing a sloppy joe right now and this one has no hood! :0 (It's my guilty pleasure but it never leaves the house, hoho.)"

[premzakpphawke]

I live in Perth but I've never heard of that!

Erm... Sloppy Joes are burgers, right?

[bluebellrock]

Apparently sloppy joes (in North America) are burgers where the meat between the buns - *ahem* - is sloppy like minced beef in bolognese sauce, rather than a firm beef patty.

In Australia (at least on the east coast but I still think it applies across the whole country), a sloppy joe was what we traditionally called a sweatshirt, especially in the '80s when they were so popular. I think we probably just call them sweatshirts too now, though, hey?

[hanshin]

Really??? Totally learned something about my country which I never knew. :P

[bluebellrock]

Please see ridiculously long answer right beneath yours.

[b_ioluminescent]

Ditto to poster above, I've never heard any Australian use either term. 'Jumper' would be more accurate.

[bluebellrock]

I can't believe it but I have to: This must be a sign-of-the-times thing. In the '80s, when sweatshirts were the thing, they were called 'sloppy joes' here in Oz. Now they're called both ('sloppy joes' and 'sweatshirts'), but maybe with you young ones they're only called 'sweatshirts' these days...? This leads me to believe I must be closer to your parents' age than to you. Holy shit! You should ask your parents what a 'sloppy joe' is. (Go on!) A jumper is different. They're woollen (or acrylic/blend).

As for a 'sloppy joe' referring to a (sloppy meat) burger - or 'loose meat sandwich' as they called them on Roseanne - we never used the term here 'cos they're a particularly North American thing to eat. And I'm really craving one right now.

· Jumper (AUS) = Sweater (USA) = usually a knitted wool, long-sleeved top.
· Jumper (USA) = Pinafore (outdated term, AUS); or a baby all-in-one jumpsuit thing (???); or a person who commits suicide by jumping off a building.
· Sweater (AUS) = Someone who sweats a lot. :P
· Sloppy joe (AUS) =

[limelight_lude]

jumpsuit thing = USA. For babies like a onesie or like overalls.