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hot shoe

American  

noun

Photography.
  1. a bracket on a camera body that provides support and electrical contact for an electronic flash attachment.


hot shoe British  

noun

  1. photog an accessory shoe on a camera through which electrical contact is made to an electronic flash device

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hot shoe

First recorded in 1970–75


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It was a pioneer for collectors wanting to sell rare shoes on consignment and for buyers willing to stand in line for hours to snag the next hot shoe during exclusive product drops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2022

This included a fully articulating screen, a larger handgrip, tally lights, a new mic array, and a hot shoe for accessories.

From The Verge ● Oct. 6, 2021

Their devotees got loud when Ahlum asked if one of them might own the hot shoe.

From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2019

“The products are difficult to make so I do small runs of them. The mule happens to be the hot shoe for us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2017

That horn is combustible everyone who has watched the fitting of a hot shoe knows.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

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