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shoey

shoey noun: a shoe.

Noun

shoey (plural shoeys or shoeies)

  1. (childish) A shoe.
    • Don’t send me posies / When it’s shoeies that I need, […]1923 January 7, Hi. Skool [pseudonym], “Corridor Chatter at Z. H. S.”, in The Sunday Times-Signal, volume XL, number 1, Zanesville, Oh., →OCLC, section 1, page 3, column 2
    • “Mother — Mother will you tie up my shoeies?” Susan’s lisping voice interrupted their conversation. / “Put a footsie up here,” Babs sang out. “’At’s a girl.”1956 June 16, Dulce E. Waller, “Your Family and You”, in The Hamilton Spectator, volume CXI, number 140, Hamilton, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12, column 2
  2. (Australia, slang) The drinking of an alcoholic beverage out of a shoe, especially as a celebratory act.
  3. (dated, slang) A shoesmith.

Adjective

shoey (comparative more shoey, superlative most shoey)

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

Forms of shoey

Noun
pluralshoeys
pluralshoeies
Adjective
comparativemore shoey
superlativemost shoey

Origin of shoey

From shoe + -y (diminutive suffix).

From shoe + -y (adjectival suffix).

Questions about shoey

What does shoey mean?
Shoey means a shoe.
What part of speech is shoey?
Shoey can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of shoey?
The plural of shoey is shoeys.

Words near shoey in the dictionary

  1. shoetop
  2. shoetops
  3. shoetree
  4. shoetrees
  5. shoewear
  6. shoey
  7. shoeys
  8. shofar
  9. shofarot
  10. shofaroth
  11. shofars

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