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Word of the Day: Winkle-picker

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noun 1. A shoe with a long pointed toe, popular in the 1950s.
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British English, 1950s
Why This Word?
A periwinkle (or "winkle") is a teeny-tiny snail whose edible flesh is obtained by using a pin or other sharp, skinny instrument. Therefore, a winkle-picker is … a type of shoe. Specifically, it's a shoe with an exaggeratedly long, pointed toe, and it was a rebellious style popular in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. ..
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