sneakerheadn.
/ˈsniːkəhɛd/, U.S. /ˈsnikərˌhɛd/ colloquial (chiefly North American).
1. Apparently: a basketball player.Apparently an isolated use.
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1993 New Jrnl. & Guide (Norfolk, Va.) 10 Mar. 10/5 The Saturday Scholars Program at the Southside Boys & Girls Club is claiming victory over the ‘Sneaker heads’.
2. An enthusiast for or collector of trainers (cf. sneaker n. 3).
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > collecting other articles > [noun] > mania for collection of specific type of article > collector
sneakerhead1997
1997 Rap Pages Sept. 74/2 Peace to all the true sneaker heads out there.
2003 Antiques & Collecting Mag. Nov. 17/1 A mint condition pair of Nike Air Jordans from the early '90s can easily fetch up to $1,000 on eBay. ‘Sneakerhead’ websites have been popping up to feed the craze.
2008 New Yorker 22 Sept. 63/1 ‘Sneakerheads’..have been known to camp out in front of the stores for up to a week when the company introduces a new shoe.
2010 J. Greene Design is how it Works ii. 48 The shoe remains a favorite among sneakerheads, and retro releases of it continue to sell well.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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