kitten heel
Americannoun
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a thin, tapering heel on a woman's shoe, lower than a spike heel.
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a shoe with this type of heel.
noun
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a low stiletto heel on a woman's shoe
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a woman's shoe with a low stiletto heel
Etymology
Origin of kitten heel
First recorded in 1955–60; so called because originally considered appropriate for teenagers
Example Sentences
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The kitten heel, as it were, was on the other foot, and Trump’s discomfort was there for all to see.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2024
Mrs May appears to have used a fat marker pen to draw a kitten heel she was fond of wearing, while Mr Corbyn continued the feline theme with a doodle of an "eternally happy cat".
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2019
Jones, who is 46 and just under 6 feet tall, was wearing a Proenza Schouler knit dress, vintage deco beads and Prada black leather kitten heel slingbacks; for Oscar night she’d wear Valentino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2019
But Hidden Figures manages to both stay faithful to the genre’s most enjoyable elements while puncturing the boundaries with a knowing kick of its kitten heel.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 21, 2017
“Like the kitten heel, I hate,” Ms. Ora said, cringing.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2013
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