Sneakerhead

Quick meaning: Sneakerhead is a noun meaning (slang) A person who owns multiple pairs of shoes as a form of collection and fashion.

Meaning

(slang) A person who owns multiple pairs of shoes as a form of collection and fashion.

Example Sentences

The rise of sneakerheads, as aficionados of artistically enhanced footwear call themselves, has had a contagious impact on shoe companies.

That culture waned in the late 80's and the 90's —remember Jerry Seinfeld in his clunky, generic white sneakers— but now the sneakerhead is back.

Mr. Luber, who, like many sneakerheads, speaks of his footwear collection as if it were an ever-expanding portfolio, started collecting at age 10.

Word Forms

• sneakerheads

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hypebeast, gumshoe, snob, shoestringer, geekster, hipster.

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