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soft-shoe

[ sawft-shoo, soft- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of tap dancing done in soft-soled shoes, without taps.


soft-shoe

noun

  1. modifier relating to a type of tap dancing performed wearing soft-soled shoes

    the soft-shoe shuffle

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of soft-shoe1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences

And Christopher Walken warbling and doing a little soft-shoe?

Soft-shoe steps break into it here and there in unexpected ways and places, adding a pleasing variety to the menu.

I pick out this one song and we try a simple soft-shoe movement to the chorus of it.

"Soft shoe workers, tango touts," muttered Kennedy under his breath.

But the airy attitude somehow failed to comfort—it was a little too much like trying to shuffle a soft-shoe clog on a new grave.

It is important that this soft shoe be worn to protect the child's foot from chilling drafts while creeping about.

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