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gave it some jandal 

Accelerated harder than normal when driving a car. Synonymous with "floored it" and "put the pedal to the metal". Used most frequently by racing drivers from New Zealand.
Scott: “I don't know what happened there. I just plucked her in first, gave it some jandal and fuck yeah."
gave it some jandal by SirDunny March 11, 2014
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handle the jandal 

"he couldn't handle the jandal"
handle the jandal by Pete January 20, 2004
n. ubiquitous New Zealand rubber sandal.
Equivalent to the Australian Thong,
UK/US Flip Flop
"I'd wear ya Jandals mate, the showers are pretty chancreous"
Jandal by Dan Towse August 16, 2004
n. type of footwear (New Zealand use)
see also flip flop
"those are some mighty fine jandals mate"
jandal by Pete January 20, 2004
NZ term for flip-flop. Australians use the term "thong"... but that's just wrong!!
After a japanese swimming team came to NZ (many decades ago), one observer was so impressed with their style of footwear that he began making them himself - he came up with the word "Jandal" as an abbreviation of the term "Japanese Sandal".
jandal by Te Tangata Nui April 27, 2006
Like Sandals Except without a strap at the back and they have an upside down Y shape strap at the front going between the big toe and the second biggest toe.
British Flip flops or Aussie Thongs
jandals by Manu September 25, 2003