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Contradictions

This article asserts multiple conflicting etymologies / origins for the term 'galosh'. Here is what my Weekley's etymological says, which you may make use of:

galosh, golosh. F. galoche, VL. *galopia, from G. kalopous, shoemaker's last, from kalon, wood, pous, foot. Usu. in pl. with many vars., e.g. golo-shoes. "It is curious to find galoshes, now suggestive of a valetudinarian curate, thus [in Piers Plowm.] an essential part of a medieval knight's equipment" (Smythe-Palmer).
gallozza: a kinde of wooden patins, startops, gallages (Flor.).

Let me know if you need any help figuring out what all Weekley's system of abbreviations means. ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 02:46, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

French? Vulgar Latin? Greek? Usually? plural? variations? exempli gratia? Plowman? Florence? Should be right.

On the other hand, I have no idea what the Smythe-Palmer is trying to get across or why he associates fishermen's boots with old churchmen. — LlywelynII 06:48, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Split the contradiction info to separate talks

Will copy (not moved) the appropriate talk template and comments to Galoshes and ABM-1 Galosh. LanceBarber (talk) 20:28, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Copied, and missile information removed for this Talk. Will do the converse for the ABM-1 Galosh article. LanceBarber (talk) 21:07, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question from non-editor

What's with the "wikipedia!" at the end of the "Today" heading? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.43.52.210 (talk) 21:31, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures

In my opinion, none of the current pictures illustrates what galoshes are. If anyone agrees and can supply a more basic illustrative picture, please do so. (the Russian ones are fine but I think it needs a simple "definition" photo too) Philip Howard (talk) 03:51, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They look completely wrong because from a British perspective, anything an American would call a galosh is a wellie.

Anyway, fixed. — LlywelynII 06:49, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question from non-editor

Honestly, I think I'd need to see some sources that illustrate that the United States "often" uses the word "rubbers" to describe galoshes, especially since "rubbers" has a very, VERY different connotation (condoms) in US English. I have always heard the term galoshes. While I think there might be some regional usage of "rubbers" for galoshes, I'd find it hard to believe it's as prevalent as this article makes it out to be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.204.53.4 (talk) 17:23, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In Chicago in the early fifties, "galoshes were boots (normally or always with buckles) worn over shoes, where-as "rubbers" were slip-ons that are in fact end a little lower than normal shoes. This is from personal remembrance, but see also http://www.yourdictionary.com/rubber. One current brand of rubbers is Totes. The source I just gave also defines galoshes, but as a general term including rubbers. Kdammers (talk) 10:38, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And here is a patent from the Tote company that uses the word "rubbers": http://www.google.com/patents?hl=sk&lr=&vid=USPATD267676&id=kVQqAAAAEBAJ&oi=fnd&dq=totes+rubbers&printsec=abstract#v=onepage&q=totes%20rubbers&f=false (found by typing in totes and rubbers and scrolling a little, in case the link is transient)Kdammers (talk) 06:28, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

While I did occasionally hear the term 'rubbers' used 50 years ago when I was a grade schooler, I never, ever heard the term galoshes used by a family member, teacher, or anyone else. I've lived withing 170 mi.es of my birthplace my entire life, and have still never heard it except onscreen, or read it in a book. If it's a regional thing, which I think it must be, could it please be listed as such? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.191.73.188 (talk) 13:41, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a regional thing. You just lived a very sheltered life. People who go out often enough in inclement weather would run into rubbers or galoshes at some point. — LlywelynII 06:51, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Boat shoes"?

Galoshes may be worn on boats, but I don't know that they are synonymous with the term "boat shoe" as suggested in the article, and even marked up as boldface text, implying a redirect to this article. However, the article Boat shoe is about the style originated as Sperry Top-Siders, not about overshoes or boots. B7T (talk) 13:56, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Boldface implies that it is a definition, links are in blue. That aside, you make a good point. After a bit of research I suspect that "boat-shoe" is a corruption of "boot-shoe", but can't be certain. I'm just about to mark the article with a tag to draw editors' attention to it. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 14:14, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

POPULAR CULTURE - considering what other items were included, probably the sketch BULBOUS BOUFFANT by THE VESTIBULES should be included, as the word "galoshes" features prominently. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.124.116.101 (talk) 06:27, 27 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't think so but the list could have been trimmed instead of entirely removed, as apparently has happened. — LlywelynII 06:52, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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dickersons

was previously provided as a major synonym. Trying to find the etymology, it's not in the OED or even Wiktionary. If it gets restored, (a) cite a usage, (b) provide the origin and source for that, and (c) if possible kindly add it to Wiktionary as well.

If it was just clever low-key vandalism or advertising... eh... good job then? Apparently it was very convincing. — LlywelynII 06:58, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]