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shoegasm

shoegasm noun: an intense excitement or pleasure caused by looking at, wearing, or buying shoes.

Noun

shoegasm (plural shoegasms)

  1. (slang) An intense excitement or pleasure caused by looking at, wearing, or buying shoes.
    • If the post had been about *plaid* doc martens, I would have said Schuh, right smack dab in Glasgow's downtown section. I had several shoegasms whilst there.1996 June 21, Raeven, “Re: RED DOC MARTENS; RED FLANNEL JACKET”, in rec.music.industrial (Usenet)
    • Everyone knows that I can have a shoegasm just trying on a sexy pair of stilettos.2007, Eli Davidson, Funky to Fabulous: Surefire Success Strategies for the Savvy, Sassy, and Swamped, Oak Grove Publishing, →ISBN, page 92

Forms of shoegasm

pluralshoegasms

Origin of shoegasm

From shoe + -gasm.

Questions about shoegasm

What does shoegasm mean?
Shoegasm means an intense excitement or pleasure caused by looking at, wearing, or buying shoes.
What part of speech is shoegasm?
Shoegasm is a noun.
What is the plural of shoegasm?
The plural of shoegasm is shoegasms.

Words near shoegasm in the dictionary

  1. shoefiti
  2. shoeflies
  3. shoefly
  4. shoeful
  5. shoefuls
  6. shoegasm
  7. shoegasms
  8. shoegaze
  9. shoegazed
  10. shoegazer
  11. shoegazers

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