Jandal

[Jessica]

n. ubiquitous New Zealand rubber sandal.
Equivalent to the Australian [Thong],
UK/US [Flip Flop]

[Sonia]

n. type of footwear (New Zealand use)
see also [flip flop]

[Britney]

a new zealand term for something that makes a car go very fast.

[PussyCat]

NZ term for flip-flop. Australians use the term thong... but thats just wrong!!
After a japanese swimming team came to NZ (many decades ago), one observer was so impressed with their style of footwear that he began making them himself - he came up with the word Jandal as an abbreviation of the term Japanese Sandal.