gumshoe
A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
Seen in the wild
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
"Who's this gumshoe guy from the bush league tailin' us?"
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(slang) A detective.
So how does Santa go up and down chimneys and keep his clothes clean? MAIRE NIC SUIBHNE and her junior gumshoes get their claws into assorted Messrs Claus and come up with an answer . . .
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(slang) To act as a detective.
Heard in the wild
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