quote:Originally posted by Mike from West Yorkshire:quote: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!"