white-shoe

/ˌwaɪt ˌˈʃu/
/ˌhwaɪt ˌˈʃu/
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Definitions of white-shoe
  1. adjective
    denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative
    “the politician tried to hide his white-shoe background”
    synonyms:
    exclusive
    excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority
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