Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brown shoe

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: brown shoe
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A naval aviator.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Halsey was also a “brown shoe,” a naval aviator, who was outgoing, bold, and sometimes maybe even a little too daring."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

brown shoes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

black shoe

Questions

What does brown shoe mean?: A naval aviator.

How to pronounce brown shoe

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