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Jesus boots

Jesus boots noun: sandals.

Noun

Jesus boots pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Sandals.
    • "She had a brother, Ben. Now, he was a real hippie. Long hair, beard, wild shirts, Jesus boots. Into the Beatles. The works."2004, Richard Laymon, The Lake, Leisure Books, published 2005, →ISBN

Origin of Jesus boots

Facetious misnomer based on the type of footwear (sandals) which Jesus is traditionally held to have worn.

Questions about Jesus boots

What does Jesus boots mean?
Jesus boots means sandals.
What part of speech is Jesus boots?
Jesus boots is a noun.

Words near Jesus boots in the dictionary

  1. Jesus bar
  2. Jesus bars
  3. Jesus bird
  4. Jesus birds
  5. Jesus boot
  6. Jesus boots
  7. Jesus bug
  8. Jesus bugs
  9. Jesus Christ
  10. Jesus Christ lizard
  11. Jesus Christmas

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