Keds

keds KEDs English thumb|A pair of Pro-Keds Royal Flash court shoes Etymology Modified from Peds (the name initially chosen for the brand, which was already trademarked), from en la pedēs feet, plural of la pēs foot. Noun p Ked Plimsolls (canvas shoes with rubber soles) of the American brand Keds. en Jerome Christenson An ode to the plastic straw w:La Crosse Tribune 115 57 La Crosse, Wis. 11 July 2018 B2 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/478903686/ 4 0745-9793 Now for any mid-century boy worth his Keds, mastery of the pea-shooter was a skill on a par with tree fort construction, delivering a satisfactory nuggy, and frying ants with sunshine and a magnifying glass. en Dani Pettrey The Deadly Shallows Coastal Guardians 3 Thorndike, Me. Center Point Large Print 2022 417 https://archive.org/details/deadlyshallowsco0000dani/page/417/mode/1up 978-1-63808-414-3 Once far from the flooding light, Caleb pulled up short, and her Keds skidded out from under her on the damp pavement. en Jenny Pentland This Will Be Funny Later: A Memoir New York, N.Y. Harper 2022 59 https://archive.org/details/thiswillbefunnyl0000pent/page/59/mode/1up 978-0-06-296292-8 As I prepared myself by putting my Keds back on (I still take my shoes off at any opportunity), my mom mumbled something under her breath at my dad. Further reading en Footwear