Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moon boot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: moon -boot
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of footwear made popular in the 1970s, with a thin rubber outsole and no distinct left or right feet.

noun

An orthopedic boot, a large hard plastic covering used to protect a broken foot or ankle while it heals.

Australian usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"I looked around. Ari in a green jacket with four inches of fore arm showing and trousers at half mast, Penny and I in mismatched padded jackets and ski trousers which were way too long; and all wearing the silver moon boots that had been the rage in the early eighties."

Usage

Inflected Forms

moon boots (plural)

Questions

What does moon boot mean?: A type of footwear made popular in the 1970s, with a thin rubber outsole and no distinct left or right feet.

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