Meaning

noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel

noun the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)

verb walk without lifting the feet

originFrom Scots scuff (“to touch lightly, graze, hit”), of obscure origin. Perhaps from Old Norse skúfa (“to shove, push aside”), from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną (“to shove”). Or, perhaps imitative. More at shove.

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