Britpick Question

[amberfocus]

What do you call coveralls, the clothes workmen wear over their regular clothes to protect them?  The outfit the weevils would wear on Torchwood?

Comments

[ruthieg.livejournal.com]

We call them overalls

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[maniacalshen.livejournal.com]

If those are overalls, what do you call the things that are usually denim, often worn by farmers, that are a pair of pants connected to a sort of partial chest cover and straps that go over the shoulders? These things.

[ruthieg.livejournal.com]

We call them dungarees.

[maniacalshen.livejournal.com]

Haha, really? My dad still calls regular jeans "dungarees" sometimes, which in turn makes me think of old-time sailors.

Thanks for answering my question!