Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Tap dancing performed while wearing shoes without metal taps.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
soft shoe .
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- noun tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles
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Examples
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The soft-shoe and the sparing their feelings routine. . . these things simply don't work.
Evaluating Russian 'reset' Jennifer Rubin 2011
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I walk to the middle of my stage and do a little soft-shoe in the snow.
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Lace-Curtain Ladies Nancy Ruhling 2011
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The pads of his feet may be rough, but inside he is a dandy, the desiccated leaves the equivalent of the carefully strewn sand of a soft-shoe dancer.
Dog days of autumn John Kelly 2010
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Then suddenly Mr. Gengo broke into a soft-shoe dance.
After Losing Shield, Cop Sings for Cash Sean Gardiner 2011
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The pads of his feet may be rough, but inside he is a dandy, the desiccated leaves the equivalent of the carefully strewn sand of a soft-shoe dancer.
Dog days of autumn John Kelly 2010
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The pads of his feet may be rough, but inside he is a dandy, the desiccated leaves the equivalent of the carefully strewn sand of a soft-shoe dancer.
Dog days of autumn John Kelly 2010
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Wide.8 min: A brilliant bit of skill from Zaha, who totally bamboozles Park with a soft-shoe shimmy, gets kicked on the shin and wins Palace a free-kick wide on the left.
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And their condition only got worse earlier Monday when ABC News president Ben Sherwood began to do a soft-shoe during his news conference.
ABC renews sophomore sitcoms and some dramas Lisa de Moraes 2011
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We were watching the news on Sunny's tiny black and white TV when she jumped from the loveseat and performed a soft-shoe routine to some melody that she boasted she had made up right there on the spot.
Sunny Gessy Alvarez 2012
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The pads of his feet may be rough, but inside he is a dandy, the desiccated leaves the equivalent of the carefully strewn sand of a soft-shoe dancer.
Dog days of autumn John Kelly 2010
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
adjective
Date: 1920
: of or relating to tap dancing done in soft-soled shoes without metal taps
February 4, 2008