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scuffer

scuffer

8.5
A light sandal with a strong sole that people wear for play or casual sports
  • noun
  • Australian
: chancla
  • The children played outside in their colorful scuffers as the sun shined brightly.

Examples

  • After the game, he changed into his scuffers to relax and enjoy the summer evening.

  • She wore her favorite scuffer to the beach because it was comfortable and easy to slip on.

  • Get your hands off him or I'll call the Metropolitan scuffers!

    Help! (1965)

  • The Obama scuff event has been removed from the ledger as it has been deemed in polls that voters would feel remorse over the scuffer failing at it, and the event now would only hurt Obama, as his liberals and blacks are looking for a way not to vote for B. Hussein.

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Synonyms

scuff
vsscuffer
  • UK
7.4

A light backless shoe people wear indoors

is a flexible sandal with a firm sole and suitable for play or sports

How Supportive

boot
695 1.0
trainer
  • UK
7 1.0
scuffer
  • Australian
8.5
sandal
83 1.0
flip-flop
35 2.5

Surface Forms

scuffer singular
scuffers plural

Morphology

scuffer = scuff (semi-transparent) = scuff + er

The word is formed from 'scuff' + '-er', but the specialized sense 'a type of sandal/shoe' is not fully predictable from the base verb alone.

Etymology

Scuffer comes from the word scuff, which means 'to scrape' or 'rub', together with the ending -er that turns an action into a thing, so imagine a shoe you easily scuffs while playing. So a scuffer is a light, flexible sandal made for casual play and sport, a shoe that takes easy wear and lets you move freely.