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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A low leather, laceless, step-in shoe having a slitted strap in front in which a coin or other ornament can be inserted.
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treeseed commented on the word penny loafer
A low flat "loafer" style shoe with a decorative stylized fold or slot on the front top. A 1950s fad involved the wearing of a shiny new penny in this fold...hence the name.
February 1, 2008