Meanings
noundaisy roots pl (plural only)
- Cockneypluralplural onlyslangBoots or other footwear
Origin
Derives from a simile between daisies (the roots of which are hard to eradicate) and boots which are hard to take off. It is referred to in the traditional song "My Old Man's a Dustman" recorded by Lonnie Donegan during the 1950s: "he's got such a job to pull them off that 'e calls them daisy roots".
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APA
daisy roots. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daisy%20roots
MLA
“daisy roots.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daisy%20roots. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daisy roots,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daisy%20roots.
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