Chaps vs. Assless Chaps

    

Main Entry: chaps

Pronunciation:

\ˈshaps, ˈchaps\

Function:

noun plural

Etymology:

modification of Mexican Spanish chaparreras

Date:

1844

: leather leggings joined by a belt or lacing, often having flared outer flaps, and worn over the trousers (as by western ranch hands)

Like a lot of things cowboy these days, the whole profession has been Broke Back Mountained from a very manly trade into a lot of gay jokes.  Nothing has been whipped harder then the trusty piece of attire that no cowboy goes without - chaps.

I hear a lot of people say "Assless  Chaps" without realizing that chaps don't actually have a bum part.  So basically the word "assless" is only used to make the statement more amusing or "shocking".  You could probably achieve the same effect through saying "Chaps made from dead orphan skin", although that particular detail would definitely make it different from regular chaps.

What I am trying to get across is that there really isn't anything called "Assless Chaps."  So if you want to say something funny, be creative and don't say something that is just plain redundant!