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1. (adj.) white-shoe
of or pertaining to members of the upper class who own or run large corporations:
white-shoe bankers; a conservative white-shoe image.
Etymology: (1975–80; appar. from the white shoes popular as moderately formal wear among suburban men)
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1. (adj) white-shoe
denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative
"the politician tried to hide his white-shoe background"
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