Sneakerhead
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who owns multiple pairs of shoes as a form of collection and fashion. slang
"That culture waned in the late 80's and the 90's —remember Jerry Seinfeld in his clunky, generic white sneakers— but now the sneakerhead is back."
Example
More examples"That culture waned in the late 80's and the 90's —remember Jerry Seinfeld in his clunky, generic white sneakers— but now the sneakerhead is back."
Etymology
From sneaker + -head. The birth of sneakerhead culture came in the late 1980s and can be attributed to two major sources: basketball and hip hop music.