white-shoe (wītsh, hwīt-)
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Tweet adj. Of or being a long-established business known for reputable service and a wealthy clientele: "took a job at ... [a] pronouncedly white-shoe investment-banking firm" (Connie Bruck). [From the white buckskin shoes once commonly worn by Ivy League undergraduates and considered typical dress of the American upper class.] |
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