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bootie

bootie

1 3.5
A short shoe that covers the ankle and is worn for fashion
  • noun
  • /ˈbuːti/
translation icon : botín
  • I paired with some plain black booties and a plain black bag.
  • Photograph: bootie

And then to top it off, have fun Nikki, these burgundy heeled booties.

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Examples

  • And then my little elf socks with my big chunky elf boots, Elf square platform booties, right, sure.

  • And then I have on some black ankle booties that are by Steve Madden.

  • You just touched my bootie.

    American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005)

  • Well, I would just pair this with some booties, a little bag.

  • I love the flats, love the booties, love the loafers, love the sneakers.

  • These are the Denny boots booties and these again are sizing.

    Sarah Rae Vargas

  • I will, I will be in my little Dunham skirt and my botched booties and I will ask them.

  • Hard hats, gloves, booties, new masks and plant provided radiation detectors that would tell us exactly when we'd have to leave.

  • This one is a booty, ankle booty, pointy toe, not as pointy as the Levitons.

  • For a stylish look, I love wearing my booties with cropped jeans and a cozy sweater.

Synonyms

boot
vsbootie
574 1.0

A strong shoe that covers the foot and lower leg

is shorter and focuses on ankle coverage rather than covering the lower leg
ankle boot
vsbootie
2 2.5

A boot that reaches to or just above the ankle

is more fashion-oriented adult footwear rather than a neutral height description

How High

knee-high
1 2.7
half boot
1 3.4
bootie
1 3.5
shoe
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

bootie singular
booties plural

Morphology

bootie = boot (semi-transparent) = boot + ie

Formally 'boot' + '-ie' gives 'small boot', which explains the ankle-boot sense, but the fashion sense is somewhat lexicalized and may not be fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Bootie comes from boot plus the small ending -ie, meaning 'little boot'. That's why people call short, ankle-high fashion boots 'booties' — they are like small boots that stop at the ankle.