Showing posts with label New York Knickerbockers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York Knickerbockers. Show all posts
Aug 4, 2017
Wordology, Knickerbockers
Knickers is actually a
standard word for underwear, mainly in Britain. “Knickers”
derives from “knickerbockers,” or “loose-fitting short pants
gathered at the knee.” Because the city’s early Dutch settlers
wore those pants, “New Yorkers” became known as
“Knickerbockers.” The Knickerbockers, now more commonly “The
Knicks” is the name of New York’s NBA team. It does not have a
picture of knickerbockers in its logo.
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