HyperDic: white-shoe

English > 1 sense of the word white-shoe:
ADJECTIVEallwhite-shoedenoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative
English > white-shoe: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningdenoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative.
Example"the politician tried to hide his white-shoe background"
Broaderexclusiveexcluding much or all
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression

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