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noun (used with a plural verb)
(in Mexico) chaps.
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Chaparejos
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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noun (used with a plural verb)
a pair of joined leather leggings, often widely flared, worn over trousers, especially by cowboys, as protection against burs, rope burns, etc., while on horseback.
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| chaparejos or Spanish chaparajos (ˌʃæpəˈreɪəʊs, Spanish tʃapaˈrexos, ˌʃæpəˈreɪəʊs, tʃapaˈraxos) | |
| —pl n | |
| another name for chaps | |
| [from Mexican Spanish] | |
| chaparajos or Spanish chaparajos | |
| —pl n | |
| [from Mexican Spanish] | |
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Word Origin & History
chaps
1844, Amer.Eng., short for chaparejos, from Mexican Sp. chaparreras, worn to protect from chaparro (see chaparral).
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