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Originally posted by Mike from West Yorkshire:
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Originally posted by caneartist:
Plural: rubbers - soft, low cut, rubber overshoes to protect good leather shoes from rain & snow.

So what are they called in the UK?

(Are we getting goofy, or what?) LOL!

(1) Galoshes, Nancy. Like this
(2) What, probably.


Ohhhh.... I always thought the work "galoshes" was Eastern European. My Hungarian grandmother used to say things like (think with a thick accent, now):
"Achhhhh.....Don't you go out vitout pootink on babushka and galoshes. You catch cold! And vhere is jacket? Should know better!"
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