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

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Whipper Snipper here in Aus

[–] morbidcactus 3 points 1 day ago

That's the predominant one in Canada too, at least in my experience.

Goes with a Chipper Shredder (Woodchipper), sure there's probably other things named the same way.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can't tell if you're taking the piss haha.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

It's legit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Now you listen here young whipper snipper! Why, in my day....

Yup. Australian here. Is what we call em.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I'm trying to spread that term here in the SE US. Everyone looks confused so I say "string trimmer". "you mean weed eater?"