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pickle-stabber

pickle-stabber
 n.— «Pickle-stabber An extremely pointy high heel that is, in fact, so pointy you could stab a pickle with it, if you so desired. Despite the awesome name, these have been replaced by wedges and platform soles as the shoe of the moment. Use it: Pickle-stabbers and pointy toes are so 20th century.» —“Do you speak-a da fashion lingo?” by Cathrin Schaer New Zealand Herald (Auckland) Apr. 19, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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