glan

Pronunciation: /ˈɡlan/

“glan” is a Polish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

bovver boot (stout lace-up boots, especially Dr. Martens, perceived to be worn for the purpose of kicking people in fights, and popular with skinheads or other troublemakers out looking for bovver)

Back-formation from glanc, with a semantic shift of shine > boots polished to a shine > bovver boot.

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