shoey

English

Pronunciation

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  • Homophone: Schuey

Etymology 1

From shoe +‎ -y (diminutive suffix).

Noun

shoey (plural shoeys)

  1. (childish) A shoe.
  2. (Australia, slang) The drinking of an alcoholic beverage out of a shoe, especially as a celebratory act.
  3. (military, slang, dated) A shoesmith.

Etymology 2

From shoe +‎ -y (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

shoey (comparative more shoey, superlative most shoey)

  1. Related to, resembling, or featuring shoes.
    • 2003 October 11, The Guardian, London, page 25:
      The Telegraph profile carried a picture of Mrs May in front of an office wall decorated with shoey pictures.
  2. Fond of shoes.
    • 2012 March 27, The Hull Daily Mail, Hull, page 2:
      A lot of fashionistas dress from their feet upwards but as I'm not a "shoey" person, I prefer to pick my clothes first.

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