单词 | wallabee |
释义 | Wallabeen. Chiefly North American. A proprietary name for any of several types of shoe, spec. a rubber-soled, soft, moccasin-style suede shoe. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > informal or casual shoe moccasin1885 moc1913 Top-sider1937 loafer1939 casual1941 stroller1948 Weejuns1957 Wallabee1968 1968 Footwear Weekly 25 Sept. 13/1 Padmore & Barnes of Kilkenny will show their handsewn ‘Grasshoppers’... There will be a special promotion of ‘Sloppers’... National advertising of ‘Wallabees’ will be launched in Canada and the USA. 1969 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 18 Feb. tm82/1 Wallabees... For footwear... First use April 1968. 1971 Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 Apr. 634/2 Wallabees... Boots, shoes, sandals, slippers, leggings and gaiters..27th June, 1970. 1975 New Yorker 10 Nov. 38/3 He was turned out in an open-necked checked shirt, varicolored slacks, Argyle socks, and scuffed Wallabees. 1977 Time 1 Aug. 30/3 Sweating profusely but smiling nonstop, Jimmy [Carter] padded about in Wallabees and issued a presidential directive: ‘Y'all have a good time.’ 1982 C. B. Greenfield No Lady in House xi. 104 I..got out of my flat, comfortable Wallabees, substituted heels and a heather-grey pullover of my own, and brushed my hair. 1990 Face June 28/3 The London club Kazoo turns people away if they happen to be wearing Wallabees. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1968 |
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