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Jesus boots
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English
Etymology
Facetious misnomer based on the type of footwear (sandals) which Jesus is traditionally held to have worn.
Pronunciation
en En-au-Jesus boots.ogg AU
Noun
p Jesus boots
en slang Sandals.
en 2004 w:Richard Laymon The Lake http://books.google.com/books?id=gsBVQeXCZAAC&pg=PT210 Leisure Books 2005 9781428502956 "She had a brother, Ben. Now, he was a real hippie. Long hair, beard, wild shirts, Jesus boots. Into the Beatles. The works."
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en eponyms
en Footwear