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They are officially known as string trimmers. Where are you geographically and what do you call them? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I grew up in California near the bay area calling them weed whackers.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Grew up in New Jersey and we called them weed wackers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Same, opposite coast north of the border.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

RI, same

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

we call them weedeaters in Tejas

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Australia calls them whipper-snippers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

why am i not surprised

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In western Canada we either call them weed whackers or whipper snippers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I've heard weed eater, as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

UK - Strimmer (contraction of string trimmer I guess, but never though about it till today)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Alabamians call them weedeaters. Wedeeters.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I've heard "weed whackers" and "strimmers" down in Florida.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Weed yeeter. Southeast US.

[–] piconaut 1 points 4 days ago

Florida: weed eater or weed whacker. I have also heard grass whip.