When I was a kid, some of my friends parents' would call jeans(-that even seems strange now :shock:...why "jeans"? ) "dungarees"...
Do people still do that? And why? What does that mean?

i thought dungarees were like khaki cargos? or maybe painter style khakies

you made me learn today... http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dungarees