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Old 28-Apr-2008, 12:30
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Hello

Can you help me and tell me the meaning behind the following :" Nobody gets hitched wearning green wellies"

The complete sentence is: You're kidding me. No body gets hitched wearing green wellies!.

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Old 28-Apr-2008, 13:07
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Default Re: Please help me to find the meaning

Hi silent_pain

I could be completely wrong here, and then maybe not, but 'wellies' is short for Wellingtons/Wellington boots, which are boots that people wear in the rain or when it's muddy out.

"get hitch" means to get married, which is viewed as a formal occasion as you know. So the fact that someone is wearing informal footwear to a formal occasion is interesting, to say the least. Kind of cool, actually, if you ask me.

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