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Spats, a shortening of spatterdashes, or spatter guards are a type of footwear accessory for outdoor wear, covering the instep and the ankle. Spats are distinct from gaiters , which are garments worn over the lower trouser leg as well as the shoe.
Spats (footwear), a type of shoe accessory; Spats (radio series), a comedy sketch show on BBC 7; Spats Baxter, a character in Movie Movie (1978), played by George C. Scott "Spats" Columbo, lead gangster in the film Some Like It Hot (1959) The Spats, a 1970s band in New Zealand; The Spats (American band), a 1960s band in California, U.S.
Cycling shorts (also known as bike shorts, bicycling shorts, chamois, knicks, or spats [citation needed] or thigh cling shorts) are short, skin-tight garments designed to improve comfort and efficiency while cycling. [1] Their useful properties are: reduce wind resistance, increasing aerodynamic efficiency;
Carmelita Spats is a pupil of Prufrock Preparatory School and a Snow Scout, appearing in The Austere Academy, The Slippery Slope, The Grim Grotto and The Penultimate Peril. She dislikes the Baudelaires, taunting them for being orphans and calling them "cakesniffers". Carmelita is liked by Vice-Principal Nero and disliked by Mrs. Bass.
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Spat (angular unit), a unit of solid angle; Spat (distance unit), an obsolete distance unit in astronomy; Spats (footwear), a type of shoe accessory; Wheel spats, British term for aerodynamic fairings that reduce the drag on fixed-undercarriage aircraft; Spat, the past tense of spit; Spat (molluscs), settled larvae of shellfish such as oysters ...
The reference to "avoid spats" is clearly meant to avoid arguments. (as in lovers spats) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.74.65.11 22:05, 8 September 2007 (UTC) "The Disney comic and cartoon character Scrooge McDuck who rocks, a stereotypical capitalist, wore a top hat and spats—but no shoes."
Spats is a British radio comedy sketch series broadcast on digital radio station BBC 7. The series is written and presented by John-Luke Roberts (credited as Luke Roberts in the first series), with additional material written by Nadia Kamil. Kamil also stars in the show, alongside Stephen Critchlow and Clare Wille.