WHITE-SHOE


Meaning of WHITE-SHOE in English

/hwuyt"shooh", wuyt"/ , adj.

of or pertaining to members of the upper class who own or run large corporations: white-shoe bankers; a conservative white-shoe image.

[ 1975-80; appar. from the white shoes popular as moderately formal wear among suburban men c1980 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .