This week's theme: words with color as metaphors. white-shoe (hwyt, wyt shoo) noun
Pertaining to a business or those who run it, typically conservative, rich, and elite, in fields such as law, finance, etc. [Apparently from the earlier popularity of white shoes among such men.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=white-shoe -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "[John] Street's problem was that, unlike the white-shoe lawyers and sleek inside players who'd mastered this game, his people were new to the trough." Chris Satullo; Not a Crook, But Still a Failure; Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania); Jan 5, 2008. Sponsors' messages: Acronym Finder -- the authoritative acronym and abbreviation reference source for over 10 years. Free and easy to use. http://www.acronymfinder.com/awad.aspx orijinz is getting rave reviews! "I love this game!" "So much Fun" "infections" "Great, great, GREAT word game!" $14.95. http://entspire.com ............................................................................ Words are the small change of thought. -Jules Renard, writer (1864-1910) Online Chat: Join us in a chat with Seth Lerer, author of "Inventing English" on Wed, Feb 6, 7pm Pacific (GMT -8). details at http://wordsmith.org/chat Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/white-shoe.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/white-shoe.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/white-shoe.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
