Shoey

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shoe. childish

    "Don’t send me posies / When it’s shoeies that I need, […]"

  2. 2
    The drinking of an alcoholic beverage out of a shoe, especially as a celebratory act. Australia, slang
  3. 3
    A shoesmith. dated, slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    Related to, resembling, or featuring shoes.

    "The Telegraph profile carried a picture of Mrs May in front of an office wall decorated with shoey pictures."

  2. 2
    Fond of shoes.

    "A lot of fashionistas dress from their feet upwards but as I'm not a "shoey" person, I prefer to pick my clothes first."

Example

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"Don’t send me posies / When it’s shoeies that I need, […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From shoe + -y (diminutive suffix).

Etymology 2

From shoe + -y (adjectival suffix).

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