curiousaur@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-215 days agoThey are officially known as string trimmers. Where are you geographically and what do you call them?message-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up145arrow-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-215 days agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareada@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·15 days agoWhipper Snipper here in Aus
minus-squaremakingStuffForFun@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·15 days agoNow you listen here young whipper snipper! Why, in my day… Yup. Australian here. Is what we call em.
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·15 days agoCan’t tell if you’re taking the piss haha.
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoI’m trying to spread that term here in the SE US. Everyone looks confused so I say “string trimmer”. “you mean weed eater?”
minus-squaremorbidcactus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agoThat’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.
Whipper Snipper here in Aus
Now you listen here young whipper snipper! Why, in my day…
Yup. Australian here. Is what we call em.
Can’t tell if you’re taking the piss haha.
It’s legit.
I’m trying to spread that term here in the SE US. Everyone looks confused so I say “string trimmer”. “you mean weed eater?”
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.