congress gaiter
noun
variants or congress shoe
often capitalized C
: a flexible ankle-high shoe having deep elastic gussets in the sides of the upper compare romeo
Word History
Etymology
congress entry 1; from its former popularity among members of the U.S. Congress
- co-sponsorship
- fig wax
- fig-bird
- figaro sauce
- figary
- figeater
- figeaters
- figent
- figged
- figging
- figgy
- fight
- fight a losing battle
- fight back
- fight back tears
- fight back the tears
- fight fire with fire
- fight for
- fight for breath
- fight for one's life
- fight game
- fight it out
- fight like cat and dog
- fight like cats and dogs
- fight off