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WordDaily - Winkle-picker NOUN A shoe with a long pointed toe, popular in the 1950s.

Posted by crash davis 😺 (aka crash davis) Feb 8 '24, 03:22

EXAMPLE SENTENCES
“My grandmother’s old photo albums show her and her sisters all wearing winkle-pinkers as teenagers.”

“That vintage store downtown has a few original winkle-pickers in perfect condition.”

“The stylist paired 1960s blazers with winkle-pinkers for the band to wear for the album cover.”.

WORD ORIGIN
British English, 1950s

WHY THIS WORD?
A periwinkle (or “winkle”) is a teeny-tiny snail whose edible flesh is obtained by using a pin or other sharp, skinny instrument. Therefore, a winkle-picker is … a type of shoe. Specifically, it’s a shoe with an exaggeratedly long, pointed toe, and it was a rebellious style popular in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. By the time Beatlemania hit, the latest styles had blunted the tip into a flat end, but as fashion trends came and went, the winkle-picker made comebacks in the 1980s and the 2000s. Is it time for a winkle-picker revival?

https://worddaily.com/words/Winkle-picker/ (worddaily.com)

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heh. that's interesting -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 8, 03:24 2
- Here is the link I got when I put Winkle Picker into Google Images -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Feb 8, 03:27 1
  - In stock at Etsy! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 8, 03:30

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WordDaily - Winkle-picker NOUN A shoe with a long pointed toe, popular in the 1950s.

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