W21b

Names for casual sandals with flat soles that attach to the feet with a Y-shaped strap:

This question is new; it was not asked in the 1965–70 survey.

FLIP-FLOPS24
THONGS10
THONG2
FLIPPY-FLOPPIES1
“FLIPS, FLIPFLOPS, ZORIS, THONGS”1
FLOPPERS1
SANDALS1
SLOP ALONGS1
ZORIS1

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