pampootie

/ ˌpæmˈpuːtiː /

noun

1. a rawhide slipper worn by men in the Aran Islands

Word History and Origins

Origin of pampootie¹

C19: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

When Gokul Venkatachalam heard “pampootie,” he made a face and then asked, “Is this Afrikaans?”

From The New Yorker

A delicious pampootie fool can be made quite cheaply as follows: 3 lb. of pampooties, 8 oz. of angelica paregoric, 1 imperial pint of sloe gin, 1 gill of ammoniated quinine, 9 oz. of rock salt.

From Project Gutenberg