noun General Slang

shoe

· noun · kitchen

Short for shoemaker — a hack cook.

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Clipped form of 'shoemaker.' Used as a quick on-the-line insult for a sloppy cook. 'Don't be a shoe' = stop ruining plates. Less formal than the full word, more often heard mid-service when there isn't time for syllables.

“Quit shoeing the salmon — pull it when it flakes, not when it's a brick.”
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shoe In A Sentence

Quit shoeing the salmon — pull it when it flakes, not when it's a brick.

Origin & Usage

Variants shoesshoeing

People Also Ask

What does shoe mean in kitchen slang?

In kitchen slang, shoe is short for shoemaker — a hack cook.

How do you use shoe in a sentence?

"The new guy's a total shoe, he can't plate a thing."

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