white-shoe

[ hwahyt-shoo, wahyt ]

/ ˈʰwaɪtˈʃu, ˈwaɪt /

adjective

of or relating to members of the upper class who own or run large corporations: white-shoe bankers; a conservative white-shoe image.

Origin of white-shoe

First recorded in 1975–80; apparently from the white shoes popular as moderately formal wear among suburban men c1980

Words nearby white-shoe

White Sea, white sea bass, White Settlement, white settler, white shark, white-shoe, white slave, white slaver, white slavery, white-slaving, whitesmith

Example sentences from the Web for white-shoe

Dutifully, she went to work for a white-shoe law firm, then became deputy general counsel for a Wall Street investment firm.
New Feminists: Young, Multicultural, Strategic, and Looking Out for Each Other|Gail Sheehy|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The white-shoe firm is cutting back on bankers and traders, and doubling down on the old-fashioned brokerage business.
Morgan Stanley Retreats From Investment Banking and Trading|Daniel Gross|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Logline: A young New-Jersey-born lawyer competes with her wealthier colleagues at a white-shoe Manhattan law firm.
TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2012-13’s New Shows|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez|June 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And what about people who live in the South, the hub of the white-shoe rule, where there is warm weather year round?
Break Out the White Shoes|Renata Espinosa|May 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST

单词	white-shoe
释义	white-shoe [ hwahyt-shoo, wahyt ] / ˈʰwaɪtˈʃu, ˈwaɪt / adjective of or relating to members of the upper class who own or run large corporations: white-shoe bankers; a conservative white-shoe image. Origin of white-shoe First recorded in 1975–80; apparently from the white shoes popular as moderately formal wear among suburban men c1980 Words nearby white-shoe White Sea, white sea bass, White Settlement, white settler, white shark, white-shoe, white slave, white slaver, white slavery, white-slaving, whitesmith Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for white-shoe Dutifully, she went to work for a white-shoe law firm, then became deputy general counsel for a Wall Street investment firm. New Feminists: Young, Multicultural, Strategic, and Looking Out for Each Other\|Gail Sheehy\|February 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The white-shoe firm is cutting back on bankers and traders, and doubling down on the old-fashioned brokerage business. Morgan Stanley Retreats From Investment Banking and Trading\|Daniel Gross\|January 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Logline: A young New-Jersey-born lawyer competes with her wealthier colleagues at a white-shoe Manhattan law firm. TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2012-13’s New Shows\|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez\|June 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST And what about people who live in the South, the hub of the white-shoe rule, where there is warm weather year round? Break Out the White Shoes\|Renata Espinosa\|May 27, 2009\|DAILY BEAST
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