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platform shoe

plat·form shoe
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plat-fawrm shoo]
    • /ˈplæt fɔrm ʃu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plat-fawrm shoo]
    • /ˈplæt fɔrm ʃu/

Definition of platform shoe words

  • noun platform shoe a shoe with a platform. 1

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Origin of platform shoe

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Platform shoe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

platform shoe popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

platform shoe usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for platform shoe

noun platform shoe

  • boat shoe — a shoe, usually in a style somewhat like a moccasin, with a rubber sole suitable for walking on the deck of a boat
  • cowboy boot — a boot having a thick, angled heel of medium height and, usually, a pointed toe and ornamental stitching, tooling, etc.: traditionally worn by American cowboys
  • footgear — covering for the feet, as shoes, boots, etc.
  • flipflop — Alternative form of flip-flop.
  • hightop — Alternative form of high-top.

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