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moon boot

moon boot noun: a type of footwear made popular in the 1970s, with a thin rubber outsole and no distinct left or right feet.

Noun

moon boot (plural moon boots)

  1. A type of footwear made popular in the 1970s, with a thin rubber outsole and no distinct left or right feet.
    • I looked around. Ari in a green jacket with four inches of fore arm showing and trousers at half mast, Penny and I in mismatched padded jackets and ski trousers which were way too long; and all wearing the silver moon boots that had been the rage in the early eighties.2016, Jeff Payne, Rider (page 142)
  2. (Australia, informal) An orthopedic boot, a large hard plastic covering used to protect a broken foot or ankle while it heals.

Forms of moon boot

pluralmoon boots

Questions about moon boot

What does moon boot mean?
Moon boot means a type of footwear made popular in the 1970s, with a thin rubber outsole and no distinct left or right feet.
What part of speech is moon boot?
Moon boot is a noun.
What is the plural of moon boot?
The plural of moon boot is moon boots.

Words near moon boot in the dictionary

  1. moon bears
  2. moon blind
  3. moon blindness
  4. moon block
  5. moon blocks
  6. moon boot
  7. moon boots
  8. moon bounce
  9. moon bounces
  10. moon buggies
  11. moon buggy

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