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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: if the shoe fits... #71119 05/26/2002 11:49 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 in the part of England where I grew up, pumps are tennis shoes - and when I were a lad, these "tennis shoes" were called "plimpsolls." I have always assumed that "pumps" is a contraction of the longer name. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted if the shoe fits... boronia 05/24/2002 12:51 PM Re: if the shoe fits... jmh 05/24/2002 2:03 PM Re: if the shoe fits... RhubarbCommando 05/26/2002 11:49 AM Re: if the shoe fits... Angel 05/26/2002 2:26 PM Re: if the shoe fits... Geoff 05/27/2002 2:03 PM Re: if the shoe fits... of troy 05/27/2002 2:12 PM Re: if the shoe fits... of troy 05/26/2002 3:35 PM Re: if the shoe fits... consuelo 05/26/2002 3:40 PM Re: if the shoe fits... Bobyoungbalt 05/27/2002 1:25 AM Re: if the shoe fits... of troy 05/27/2002 11:31 AM Re: if the shoe fits... jmh 05/27/2002 7:48 AM Re: if the shoe fits... Hyla 05/24/2002 2:21 PM call a simple, tongue-less, high-heeled shoe TEd Remington 05/24/2002 4:20 PM Re: call a simple, tongue-less, high-heeled shoe Geoff 05/26/2002 12:51 PM Re: if the shoe fits... of troy 05/24/2002 5:14 PM Re: if the shoe fits... Angel 05/24/2002 6:45 PM Re: if the shoe fits... wow 05/24/2002 10:41 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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