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ruby slippers

ruby slippers noun: a valuable feature (of software, etc.) overlooked by the user.

Noun

ruby slippers pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) A valuable feature (of software, etc.) overlooked by the user.

Origin of ruby slippers

From the red shoes worn by Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, that had magic properties unknown until the end of the story.

Questions about ruby slippers

What does ruby slippers mean?
Ruby slippers means a valuable feature (of software, etc.) overlooked by the user.
What part of speech is ruby slippers?
Ruby slippers is a noun.

Words near ruby slippers in the dictionary

  1. ruby ports
  2. ruby red
  3. ruby shark
  4. ruby sharks
  5. ruby silver
  6. ruby slippers
  7. ruby spinel
  8. ruby spinels
  9. ruby tiger
  10. ruby tigers
  11. ruby wedding

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