uppers

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noun

The parts of a pair of shoes that do not normally contact the ground.

“His shoes were so worn that he was walking on his uppers.”

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of upper
  2. The parts of a pair of shoes that do not normally contact the ground.

    His shoes were so worn that he was walking on his uppers.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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