shoegasm

English

Etymology

From shoe +‎ -gasm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

shoegasm (plural shoegasms)

1. (slang) An intense excitement or pleasure caused by looking at, wearing, or buying shoes.
   • 1996 June 21, Raeven, “Re: RED DOC MARTENS; RED FLANNEL JACKET”, in rec.music.industrial‎^[1] (Usenet):

     If the post had been about *plaid* doc martens, I would have said Schuh, right smack dab in Glasgow's downtown section. I had several shoegasms whilst there.

   • 2007, Eli Davidson, Funky to Fabulous: Surefire Success Strategies for the Savvy, Sassy, and Swamped, Oak Grove Publishing, →ISBN, page 92:

     Everyone knows that I can have a shoegasm just trying on a sexy pair of stilettos.

   • 2014, Landon Peoples, "Sexualization of Insta Fashion", Revival Magazine, Issue 7, Spring/Summer 2014, page 71:

     Having a shoegasm over these Nicholas Kirkwood heels for summer!