Plural of galligaskin; multiple pairs of loose-fitting, wide-legged breeches from the Renaissance period.
Simple plural of 'galligaskin,' adding English '-s' plural ending to the singular form, though the singular origin remains etymologically uncertain.
In Shakespeare's time, galligaskins were everywhere in royal courts—the bigger and baggier, the richer and more fashionable you appeared, creating the funny historical irony that elite Renaissance men dressed like they'd lost a bet with their tailors.
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