white-shoe

adjective

ˈ(h)wīt-ˈshü

: of, associated with, or characteristic of the privileged moneyed upper class : upper-crust

a white-shoe law firm

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of white-shoe was in 1957

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“White-shoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-shoe. Accessed 7 Feb. 2023.

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