gumshoe

English

/ˈɡʌm.ʃuː/

noun

Definitions

A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
(slang) A detective.

Etymology

Compound from English gum (flesh around teeth) + English shoe (type of horseshoe).

Origin

English

shoe

Gloss

type of horseshoe

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Muleshoe English
Shoemaker English
begum English
beshoe English
bubblegum English
chewing gum English
degum English
estergum English
floodgum English
greenshoe English
gum English
gumball English
gumboil English
gumboot English
gumbuyer English
gumdigger English
gumdrop English
gumfield English
gumland English
gumless English
gumlike English
gumline English
gummer English
gummiferous English
gummose English
gummosis English
gummy English
gumnut English
gumshield English
gumweed English
gumwood English
handshoe English
horseshoe English
houseshoe English
mis-shoe English
nonshoe English
oleogum English
overshoe English
oxshoe English
redgum English
reshoe English
sandshoe English
shoe English
shoe-leather English
shoebag English
shoebeam English
shoebill English
shoebite English
shoeblack English
shoebox English
shoecare English
shoeful English
shoegasm English
shoegaze English
shoegazer English
shoegazing English
shoegear English
shoehorn English
shoelacing English
shoeless English
shoelike English
shoemaker English
shoemaking English
shoemender English
shoepeg English
shoeplay English
shoeprint English
shoer English
shoeshine English
shoesmith English
shoesole English
shoestore English
shoestring English
shoeth English
shoetop English
shoetree English
shoewear English
shoey English
shoon English
slipshoe English
snowshoe English
sweetgum English
trackshoe English
turnshoe English
undershoe English
ungum English
unshoe English
workshoe English
Schuh German
ガム Japanese
gome Middle English
sho Middle English
ŝuo Esperanto
शू Hindi
ရှူးဖိနပ် Burmese
gum Scots
su Tok Pisin
gam Hausa
susu Sranan Tongo