English Explanatory Dictionary

white-shoe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stereotypical male Ivy League college student.
adj
  1. Effeminate or immature.
  2. Establishment; pertaining to mainstream US social power-structures.

Pronunciation

En-au-white-shoe.ogg

Word forms

white-shoe white-shoes more white-shoe most white-shoe

Etymology

For the noun, from their traditional footwear. For the adjective, from the preponderance of Ivy League graduates hired by such firms.

Derived words

white-shoe firm
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