What Are These Things Called Flip Flops?

Well, within footwear and style, flip-flops (also known as jandals in New Zealand, chappal, Hawaii chappel, Qainchi (scissor-like) chappals in India and Pakistan, thongs in Australia, slip-slops in South Africa, and the South Pacific, slippers, pluggers, go-aheads[1], ojotas or chancletas), are a flat, backless, sandal consisting of a flat sole held loosely on the foot by a Y-shaped strap, like a thin thong, that passes sandwiched between the first (big) and second toes and around either side of the foot. They appear to have been developed based on traditional Japanese woven or wooden soled sandals.

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