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They are officially known as string trimmers. Where are you geographically and what do you call them? (reddthat.com)

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

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[–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Weed whackers and weed eaters were used fairly interchangeably where I grew up in the US southwest and mountain west.