Galoshans is a word used in Greenock, Scotland and surrounding areas. It refers to going around homes on Halloween night and performing a song or play. Its origins are in the Scots language and it comes from the epistle of St Paul to the Galatians, a part of the Bible. Galoshans essentially being a Scots form of 'Galatians'. This is due to the tradition of Bible plays being performed on Halloween night.
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Get the Benjamin Groshans mug.Since galoshes were only made during the 1940's, no new pairs of galoshes have been made. Since old people never used or even remembered that they even had galoshes to begin with, they remain unopened and untouched in their closets. Galoshes are then put into stores after extricating the galoshes from said old person's closet. This action is known as galoshing and is best when the old person is recently deceased and the family is still in mourning.
Matt: I'm going galoshing today. Can I count on you to distract the mourners?
Tom: Sure. It's not everyday that their Uncle Fred dies of a terrible rabid dog accident.
Matt: Excellent. I'll be sure to grab the galoshes in a timely manner.
Tom: Well hurry up, I'm about to diarate on Aunt Sally's face now.
Tom: Sure. It's not everyday that their Uncle Fred dies of a terrible rabid dog accident.
Matt: Excellent. I'll be sure to grab the galoshes in a timely manner.
Tom: Well hurry up, I'm about to diarate on Aunt Sally's face now.
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