Scooby doo’s: Refers to shoes of any kind, by may especially refer to shoes (sneakers/trainers) that you love, and take extremely good care of.Origin: May stem from “krepis”, a thick-soled gladiator-style sandal from ancient Greek times, similar in appearance to the Roman caligae.Usage: “Check out my new creps” “That guy has decent crep”.Creps / Crep: Any type of trainer shoe (running shoes) – light weight shoes having rubber soles and designed for casual athetic activity. A derived term is “crep check” – referring to the inspection of one’s shoes.Origin: Modern-day “mainstream” usage of this term probably began in the 1980s, but the true origin is likely somewhere between 18, starting as hobo (travelling worker) slang, then moving to the Jazz scene, and on to the African American community which brought it into popular culture.Kicks: Can refer to any type of shoe, but usually refers to sneakers/athletic shoes.“chucks”, referring to Chuck Taylor All-Stars), while other terms are direct slang synonyms of shoes (e.g. Some terms in this list refer to specific brands of shoes (e.g. Welcome to the Slangpedia entry on shoes! 👟👠👞Here you’ll find a massive list of slang terms that can be used to refer to shoes, and slang words that are related to shoes.

Another word for running equipment