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on memo

on memo  adv. phr.— «“Whether he was selling shoe laces or wine bottles or jewelry, you had that sense of credibility.” Mr. Esmerian, an early believer, gave Mr. Leighton jewelry “on memo,” or on consignment, to sell...

Cinderella analysis

Cinderella analysis  n.— «If suspects claim the shoes are not theirs or that they had not been wearing them, scientists will be able to test their claims using a technique known as “Cinderella analysis”, which compares the wear on other...

car chalk

car chalk  n.— «Though several brands, colors and sizes currently are available, what is called “glass chalk,” “car chalk” or “car graffiti” began as liquid shoe polish. The process of scraping the shoe polish off car windows with razor...

glass chalk

glass chalk  n.— «Though several brands, colors and sizes currently are available, what is called “glass chalk,” “car chalk” or “car graffiti” began as liquid shoe polish. The process of scraping the shoe polish off car windows with razor...

Retifism

Retifism  n.— «Retifism (named after a kinky 18th century French novelist named Nicolas-Edme Rétif) is the term for boot and shoe fetishism (sorry, boots don’t get their own term).» —“Getting the boot” by Josey...

hamburger bomb

hamburger bomb  n.— «He says terrorists—who have brought explosives on board more than 100 flights around the world since the 1950s (including the shoe bomb of al-Qaida agent Richard Reid)—have devised what’s called the “hamburger...

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