Nikes

//ˈnaɪki(ː)z// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Sports shoes of the brand Nike. colloquial, plural, plural-normally

    "Every time I laced up my Nikes, they became my badge of honor. That swoosh became a shield I wore to protect my dreams, held inside a chest with lungs that were born tired."

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"Hey, nice shoes you're wearing. Are they real Nikes?"

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