ext_21104 ([identity profile] tisoi.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] muckefuck 2010-09-02 08:02 am (UTC)

Tagalog: tsinelas (from Spanish chinelas)
Philippine & Hawaiian English: slippers

I'm a diehard slippers kind of guy. I distinctly remember hearing "flip flops" for the first time. I was 7 or 8 years old and my best friend's American dad said something about my "flip flops." My reaction was like "you mean my slippers?"

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