shoefie

English

WOTD – 11 June 2017

Etymology

A shoefie taken in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Blend of shoe +‎ selfie.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuːfi/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -uːfi
• Hyphenation: shoe‧fie

Noun

shoefie (plural shoefies)

1. (photography, slang, neologism) A photograph that one takes of one's own shoes while one is wearing them. [from 21st c.]
   • 2015, Hannah Rochell, “Acknowledgements”, in En Brogue: The Trainers Guide, London: Saltyard Books, →ISBN:

     Daisy, Maria and Jo – I have such fond memories of taking my first shoefies with you guys in the sixth form common room.

   • 2016, Jessica Brody, “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”, in A Week of Mondays, New York, N.Y.: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 242:

     I grab my umbrella and swagger to the garage door, stopping long enough to turn around and say, "Oh, Mom. I borrowed your shoes. I hope that's okay." / She nods dazedly. / "Aren't they bitchin'?" I ask Hadley, staring down at my feet. I pull out my phone and take a quick picture. "Shoefie!"

   • 2017, Holly Kowitt, The Principal’s Underwear is Missing, New York, N.Y.: Feiwel and Friends, Macmillan Publishers, →ISBN, page 137:

     When we swung open the door to the stairwell, Selfie was sitting on the stairs holding her phone at different angles near her foot. As I got closer, I realized she was photographing one of her high-heeled boots. Prezbo looked puzzled. "Oh, hi." She glanced up at us. "I'm taking a shoefie."