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pigeon-toed

pigeon-toed

1 7.9
A person whose feet turn inward when they stand or walk
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɪdʒənˌtoʊd/
translation icon : con los pies en punta
  • His feet had turned pigeon-toed.
  • pigeon-toed walk
  • feet pigeon-toed
  • slightly pigeon-toed

So she got to do the hard shit like yo wax your lip, you know yo stop walking pigeon toed.

Examples

  • Besides, did you know that Jackie Robinson, John Elway, Agassi, Messi, Neymar, Mookie and MJ are all pigeon-toed?

    Da 5 Bloods (2020)

  • While his lifelong back problems did not seriously compromise his posture, he was slightly pigeon-toed and walked with a discernible lope.

    Academic text (2010)

  • I'm afraid you are pigeon-toed.

    1776 (1972)

  • So as her pigeon-toed feet carried her past our table... ...I slid down in my chair, hoping to catch her eye.

    I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009)

  • Caterina Vieira was born pigeon-toed.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • He was pigeon-toed and wearing heavy dark brogans that looked like they might have some therapeutic value.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • When standing still, he always had to remember to turn his feet out to avoid looking pigeon-toed.

  • Gunhee led the way, walking pigeon-toed in a frayed T-shirt and cargo shorts.

  • So as her pigeon-toed feet carried her past our table, I slid down in my chair, hoping to catch her eye.

Antonyms

splayfooted
8.2

Feet that point outward so the toes face away from the body

Surface Forms

pigeon-toed positive

Morphology

pigeon-toed = pigeon + toe (transparent) = pigeon + toe + ed

Formed from 'pigeon' + 'toe' with the adjectival '-ed' meaning 'having toes like a pigeon', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Pigeon-toed comes from the image of a pigeon standing with its toes turned inward, so the bird's feet look like they point toward each other. So, to be pigeon-toed means your feet turn inward when you stand or walk.