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Small bathing suits for men, commonly referred to as togs or "Speedos", are informally called "budgie smugglers" in Australia. The phrase is humorously based on the appearance of the tight-fitting cloth around the male's genitals looking like a small budgie. The phrase was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2016. [52]
[citation needed] The Australian budgerigar, also known as "budgie", Melopsittacus undulatus, is probably the most common parakeet. It was first described by zoologists in 1891. It is the most popular species of parakeet kept as a pet in North America and Europe. A rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri).
Swim briefs are also referred to as competition briefs, swimming trunks, bathers, togs, racer bathers, posing briefs, racing briefs, and colloquially in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom as budgie smugglers. [2] Like underwear briefs, swim briefs feature a triangular shaped front and a solid back providing form-fitting coverage ...
The OED has added hundreds of new words and sub-entries to its ever-growing online list — and there are some gloriously random ones in the mix.
Budgie (band), a Welsh heavy metal band from Cardiff Budgie, the debut album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie; Budgie (musician) (born 1957), English drummer; Budgie, a British television series starring popstar Adam Faith; Budgie the Little Helicopter, a British animated television series
In some countries, it is illegal to house a pet bird in a cage that does not permit it to spread its wings. Wingspans of common pet birds range from approximately 30 cm (12 in) for a budgie and 41 cm (16 in) for a cockatiel up to as much as 91–122 cm (36–48 in) for the larger macaws.
Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday ...
Borrowers hoping for more financial relief from the Federal Reserve may have a wait on their hands, as the central bank is hit the pause button on additional rate cuts at its Jan. 29 meeting.