scuff
1
7.4
A light backless shoe people wear indoors
- noun
- /skʌf/
- UK
:
pantufla
Examples
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Her hair curled and sprayed; her nylons pulled straight; her shoe scuffs covered with a dab of Sal's polish; a silver pin on her blouse: Yes, Vera thought as she left a note on top of the newspaper, let him make his own eggs!
Fiction book (2001) -
After a long day at home, she slipped into her comfortable scuffs to relax.
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He noticed that her scuffs were worn down at the edges from years of use.
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During the cold winter mornings, I like to wear my warm scuffs around the house.
Synonyms
mule
vsscuff
8
8.0
A shoe with no back that leaves the heel open
is the same meaning but used as an alternate term
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Etymology
Scuff as a light, backless shoe comes from the same idea as the verb 'to scuff' — an easy shoe you can slide or drag the foot into, like a quick house slipper; a helpful way to remember it is to think of scuffs as shoes you can 'scuff' on and off.