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noun

A type of women's shoe having a strap behind the heel or ankle

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Meanings

nounslingback (plural slingbacks)

plural slingbacks

  1. A type of women's shoe having a strap behind the heel or ankle

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel

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sling
Broader
shoe
Also see
sling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sling + back.

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Translations

French slingback
  • slingbackwoman's shoe
Cite this entry
APA

slingback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slingback

MLA

“slingback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slingback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slingback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slingback.

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