idiot gloves



idiot gloves

Mittens or gloves that are attached to one's sleeves by a length of yarn or string so as to prevent their being lost. I always hated the idiot gloves my mom made me wear when I was a kid. They made me feel like such a dope!
See also: glove, idiot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Klementynakle-men-TI-nahPolish
Effie (1)EF-eeEnglish (Archaic)
ImpiEEM-peeFinnish
Atefeh-Persian
StureSTOO-re (Swedish)Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Saveli-Russian