Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of galosh.
Examples
“The only contraceptive devices locally produced were condoms, but these were so poorly made that they were called "galoshes," and few men consented to using them.”
The Huffington Post: Merle Hoffman: The Opening of a Russian Front in the Abortion Wars
“The dish she brought was actually what my aunt used to call "galoshes," cubes of beef simmered with onion and thickened with sour cream.”
“When the landlord went inside the rooms, he discovered the lodger had left "bows, feathers and flowers, and other articles which had belonged to the lower class of women," and three pairs of leather lace-up boots and three pairs of "galoshes" with India rubber soles and American cloth uppers that were "bespattered with blood.”
“I am informed that the overboot thingies are now called "galoshes".”
“God called me this morning on my galoshes and told me so.”
“Those with ambition but no organizational acumen will soon find themselves in the St-Lawrence river, wearing concrete galoshes.”
“Few clerks, particularly the younger generation, even know what galoshes are.”
“If galoshes do make a comeback, I sure hope that that old terminology doesn't come with it.”
“I have attempted to buy galoshes in nearly every department store in Denver, but to no avail.”
“If one asks for galoshes, the usual response is "What?”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘galoshes’.
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Shoes
character shoes, duck boots, huaraches, espadrilles, mary janes, sneakers, tennis, stilettos, fuck me pumps, slippers, sandals, flip flops and 93 more...
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UK Usage - Find US Equivalent
All these terms have a (different) American English equivalent. Wonder if you can identify them?
abridgement (abri..., accoutrement, accoutre, acknowledgement (..., opposite, advert, adaptor, adapter, sticking plaster, advertise, adviser (advisor ..., adze, aesthete and 1196 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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She She She
Words containing "she" but excluding words beginning with "she"
usher, ashen, eggshell, freshen, bolshevik, woodshed, abashed, whirling dervishes, usherettes, diminishes, quashed, unsheathed and 51 more...
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TUH
This is a list of words inspired by Edward Gorey, or a rainy day, or tea in an overgrown garden with topiary shrubs and a sinister fountain. Feel free to contribute.
resurrectionist, urn, lymphoma, galoshes, reservoir, candelabra, deranged, rustle, brass, saltwater taffy, masonry, wallpaper
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hildjj's Words
bookmarklet, demisemiquaver, zeitgeist, hermeneutics, oligarch, quisling, absinthe, mellifluent, verisimilitude, implacable, necrotic, nacreous and 243 more...
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minneapolitan's Words
hissyfit, fussbudget, aghast, lament, trichinellosis, tranche, decadent, aspersion, pejorative, aniline, galoshes, accede and 200 more...
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Words I'd Like to Use Someday
thundersnow, phantasmagoria, mercurial, chimerical, taciturn, paraclete, lapis lazuli, flay, guttersnipe, wonky, misanthrope, kestrel and 583 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, G
grocer, gabanergic, gabardine, gabbro, gaffe, gneiss, grapple, grosgrain, grommet, gratify, gossamer, goofy and 194 more...
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onomatopoeias (3 or more syllables)
3+ syllable words that mean what they sound like. (dictionaried or un-dictionaried | onomatopoeic in nature)
onomatopoeias (1 syllable) | onomatopoeias (2 syllables)
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Fun Words
Words that have funny meanings or are just fun to say.
kumquat, chimichanga, sarsparilla, rutabaga, rumpus, flummox, encrusted, prestidigitation, pomegranate, preposterous, dentiloquist, sepulchre and 323 more...
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oddball
wackadoodlery.
( personal list )
related (from me):
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/onomatopoeias--1
bric-a-brac, succotash, humbucker, skedaddle, scallywag, sassafras, gadzooks, humdinger, hoity-toity, wishy-washy, namby-pamby, ding dong and 456 more...
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persnickety parlance
behoove, ebullient, insouciant, insipient, froth, quandary, quixotic, tendril, maktub, furrow, furl, anastrophe and 1076 more...
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MacBean's Words
verisimilitude, antediluvian, schadenfreude, eviscerate, exsanguinate, onomatopoeia, aesthetic, apocryphal, aubergine, byronic, brouhaha, bordello and 523 more...
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Boots
Types of boots used as footwear, or in a few cases, to protect the feet and legs of horses.
"...waterleg and gumboots each for Bully Hayes and Hurricane Hartigan..." --Finnegans Wakeankle-jack, jackboot, Hessian boot, Wellington boot, wellie, gumboot, galoshes, goloe-shoes, galosh, overshoe, galoche, galage and 73 more...
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love
jejune, wanderlust, ponderosa, deliquescent, brouhaha, ephemeral, effervescent, fricative, ethereal, gossamer, intrinsic, juglandaceous and 43 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for galoshes.
PossibleUnderscore Does Paddington Bear wear galoshes or wellingtons? Jul 26, 2009