Definitions

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  • noun New Zealand An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps mounted between the big toe and index toe.

Etymologies

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Possibly a blend of Japanese and sandal.

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Examples

  • If I knew any arabic, I would know what the name jandel, jendal, jandal, jendel, etc., refers to.

    hamas : media red herrings 2008

  • In February this year, it is alleged she assaulted the boy with an electric jug cord and a rubber jandal.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By CLIO FRANCIS 2010

  • But the pair of rubber flip-flops that really says it all, if you need irrefutable evidence of the jandal's journey from the accessory of the slob to lust-have fashion item, is the Chanel jandal - recommended retail price, A$440 (NZ$595).

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • '' DKNY does a basic rubber jandal; we've just bought them for next season, '' Mercer says.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • Taking the whole notion of the everyday jandal one step further is FitFlop.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • The Auckland pair face charges of battering their 13-year-old son with a cordless telephone, an electric jug cord, a plank of wood, an extension cord, a broomstick handle and a rubber jandal.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By CLIO FRANCIS 2010

  • Jacobs claimed the woman tripped on her jandal and fell to the ground, cutting her eye on either her sunglasses or jewellery.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • Credit, however, must go where it's due and there's one name that springs instantly to mind when considering the rise and rise of the re-invented jandal.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • Rod "The Cheese" Cheeseman, with his gappy English teeth, atrocious jandal and jeans combos and hilarious lack of impulse control.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • Remember a time, not that long ago, when the flippety flop of a jandal signalled the arrival of a beer-swilling, ciggie-smoking, style-starved yobbo?

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

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