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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or being a long-established business known for reputable service and a wealthy clientele.

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  • noun US, slang A stereotypical Ivy League student.
  • adjective US, slang Effeminate or immature.
  • adjective US, slang Establishment; pertaining to mainstream US social power-structures.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From the white buckskin shoes once commonly worn by Ivy League undergraduates and considered typical dress of the American upper class.]

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From white + shoe; their traditional footwear.

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