Slue-foot
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A foot that is large and turned outwards or is otherwise awry. Canada, US
"'As the old folks say, it runs in the family - like double-jointed thumbs runs in Sis' Tempy's family, and slue-feet in Tom Jenkins's family.' This raised a smile. Tempy examined her thumbs, and Tom glanced down at his slue-foot with consequence, suddenly recognising them as ancestral trophies."
- 2 A person with slue-feet. Canada, US
"For, up a narrow little path which ran down athwart the face of the palisade came Uncle John Swafford with Robert Samuel on his arm; and behind them followed, grinning, the slew-foot Jim Swafford, with a blanket on his shoulder."
- 3 A detective or police officer. Canada, US, slang
"Military Intelligence seems to be on the spot in a quiet sort of way. I just met a G-2 slue-foot and he was a most efficient guy! They're keeping low, I think, until they nail their man."
- 4 A dance that had a brief popularity in the mid to late 1950s.
"Since Fred Astaire introduced it in the movie 'Daddy Longlegs,' the Slue-foot has become the new dance craze of the world."
Example
More examples"'As the old folks say, it runs in the family - like double-jointed thumbs runs in Sis' Tempy's family, and slue-feet in Tom Jenkins's family.' This raised a smile. Tempy examined her thumbs, and Tom glanced down at his slue-foot with consequence, suddenly recognising them as ancestral trophies."
Etymology
From slue + foot.
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