If you’re in Queensland women might be wearing togs; if you’re in the Victoria area they’re bathers, and if you’re in New South Wales they’re cozzies. The best-known regional word in Australia is the north-east word for a suitcase. Maps of Australian language – swimmers v cozzies, scallops v potato cakes Read moreAnother example is the word used to give someone a ride on the crossbar of your bicycle. As a follow up we gave our readers the last word, asking them to contribute the dialect words they use . Most of those, the British Library found to be distinct dialect words.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2017 21:33 UTC