- Clobber. Meaning: clothing.
- Example:
- “Jean Grey’s cabinet is filled with a load of new clobber.”
- Example:
- Cardie. Meaning: cardigan.
- Example:
- “Ororo likes to wear cardie for her daily outfit.”
- Example:
- Tweeds or strides. Meaning: trousers, pants.
- Example:
- “Logan was smartly dressed in a shirt, black tweeds, and boots.”
- Example:
- Stubbies. Meaning: shorts.
- Example:
- “A pair of stubbies and T-shirt is Pyro’s favorite outfit in the summer time.”
- Example:
- Cozzie or togs. Meaning: swimsuit.
- Example:
- “Rogue just has been told that she doesn’t need to pack a cozzie.”
- Example:
- Brolly. Meaning: umbrella.
- Example:
- “Phoenix always brings brolly in her bag, even when the sun shines so bright.”
- Example:
- Sandshoes. Meaning: joggers, sneakers, trainers.
- Example:
- “Magneto just bought two pairs of sandshoes, one in blue-white and one in black-red.”
- Example:
- Sunnies. Meaning: sunglasses.
- Example:
- “One thing which Kitty never forgets to bring when she leaves the house is a pair of sunnies.”
- Example:
- Lippy. Meaning: lipstick.
- Example:
- “Mystique’s favorite colour of lippy is blue.”
- Example:
- Tats. Meaning: tattoo.
- Example:
- “Nightcrawler always has a tats made on his body right after he makes a mistake.”
- Example:
Compiled and written by @fabfebby at @EnglishTips4U on Friday, January 27, 2013
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