Stubbies is the brand name for fashion shorts in Australia and New Zealand.
Stubbies has entered Australasian slang vocabulary, referred to in the Australian Macquarie Dictionary as “Short shorts of tough material for informal wear.” The brand was established in 1972 by clothing manufacturer Edward Fletcher and Co. More than 750,000 pairs of Stubbies were sold across Australia in that first year.
The company was bought out by US-based Sara Lee Corporation in 1990 and moved offshore.
Stubbies were introduced in the US in 1978 as beach shorts and were a popular brand as worn by skaters and surfers.
They were a cost efficient alternative to the OP (Ocean Pacific) brand and gained some popularity.