# A question for Aussie Dopers.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-aussie-dopers/78719>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 29, 2001, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-aussie-dopers/78719 "2001-08-29T15:30:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-aussie-dopers/78719/1 "2001-08-29T15:30:56Z")

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Can any Aussie dopers help we with something stupid I’ve wondered about? In [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=83271), a few have mentioned an Australian hair removal product sold here in the U.S. called Nads. Here in the 'States, _nads_ is slang for a guy’s dangly bits. Does it not mean the same thing Down Under? I can’t imagine it does.

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**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-aussie-dopers/78719/2 "2001-08-29T15:51:37Z")

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This little Aussie doper is familiar with the word “nads” meaning dangly bits.

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**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-aussie-dopers/78719/3 "2001-08-29T16:05:47Z")

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Me too. Never seen the hair-removal product though - not that I’ve been looking. The only one I could name is Nair.

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**Author:** ![Spider\_John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Spider\_John](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_John)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-aussie-dopers/78719/4 "2001-08-29T17:33:13Z")

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I live in the US but occasionally chat with a lady that lives in Australia. She said she hadn’t heard the expression. The name of the product is derived from the inventor’s daughter’s name, Nadine. Imagine having “Nad” as a nickname!

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-aussie-dopers/78719/5 "2001-08-29T18:42:52Z")

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More details on [this site.](http://www.nads.com/) Click on “About Us” at the bottom.

I only hope Natalie and Nadine enjoy the celebrity.

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**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-aussie-dopers/78719/6 "2001-08-29T21:25:22Z")

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Yup, “nads” has always referred to the family jewels for this Aussie Doper. BTW, I talk online to a UK girl named Nadia. She shortens her name to “Nards” -just to be safe, I guess.