Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hwahyt, wahyt shoo]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ʃu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hwahyt, wahyt shoo]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ʃu/
Definitions of white-shoe word
- adjective white-shoe of or relating to members of the upper class who own or run large corporations: white-shoe bankers; a conservative white-shoe image. 1
- adjective white-shoe designating or characteristic of a business company, esp. a law firm or brokerage, in which the partners belong almost exclusively to the white, Protestant, upper-class elite and are thought of as being conservative 0
- noun white-shoe (Slang) (US) A stereotypical Ivy League student. 0
- adjective white-shoe (Slang) (US) Effeminate or immature. 0
- adjective white-shoe (Slang) (US) Establishment; pertaining to mainstream US social power-structures. 0
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Origin of white-shoe
First appearance:
before 1975 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80; apparently from the white shoes popular as moderately formal wear among suburban men c1980
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Parts of speech for White-shoe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
white-shoe popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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