soft leather shoe; originally worn by native americans
moccasins
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for moccasins.
Editorial note
Most of the time you’d unleash a bunch of water moccasins or a water demon and die immediately.
Quick take
soft leather shoe; originally worn by native americans
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for moccasins.
noun
soft leather shoe; originally worn by native americans
Example sentences
Most of the time you’d unleash a bunch of water moccasins or a water demon and die immediately.
The fact is Florida's indigenous snake population is more dangerous to humans by orders of magnitude; including, Coral Snakes, water moccasins/cottonmouths, and various rattle snakes.
Did Indigenous Americans debate which style of moccasins was better for your long term foot health?
It is important for us to remember not to judge a man until you've walked three full moons in his moccasins.
No amount of history books or walking a mile in someone else's moccasins is going to change my opinion on that.
Even the subject of that book often wear thin moccasins during long distance runs.
Never judge a man until you've walked two full moons in his moccasins.
And there were probably alligators and moccasins now making it their home.
If I sound like I am complaining, why don't you walk a mile in my moccasins.
About 40k years ago we start to see people's toes scrunched up from wearing moccasins.
I went to Sun after serving many years in computer support for Cal Berkeley, so I wore the customer's moccasins, so to speak.
I could interview developers without having to walk a mile in their moccasins.
Quote examples
I've never understood why some people seem to hate it when I say this, there's an idiom where I'm from that "some people would rather coat the world in leather than wear moccasins".
We need to start saying "Dude, not everyone has the all-encompassing power to know everything that you know and it's wrong to judge people, their opinions or their life experiences." You haven't walked a mile in his moccasins.
That's why the choice of the word "privilege" is as relevant as it is here: because these discussions are almost always to be had — or attempted to be had, given the actual impossibility of "walking a mile in their moccasins" — from the perspective of the party to whom the thing in question is, in fact, a privilege — and more importantly, one that they don't enjoy.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use moccasins in a sentence?
Most of the time you’d unleash a bunch of water moccasins or a water demon and die immediately.
What does moccasins mean?
soft leather shoe; originally worn by native americans
What part of speech is moccasins?
moccasins is commonly used as noun.