(UK, dated) shoes and tweed clothing are acceptable in the countryside but not in the city.
(UK, dated) shoes and tweed clothing are acceptable in the countryside but not in the city.
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Brown shoe is US naval slang for a naval aviator — a member of the aviation community within the Navy. The term derives from the fact that naval aviators were historically permitted to wear brown shoes with their khaki uniforms, while surface warfare officers wore black shoes. The brown/black shoe distinction became a significant identity marker within the US Navy, symbolising the cultural divide between aviation and surface communities. The term is informal, in-group, and carries strong naval aviator pride.
(Ireland, Scotland, and, Northern England) Shopping, groceries, errands.
(UK) A person familiar with the town (urbanised centre of a city) and with going out on the town; a street-wise person.
(US, naval) A naval aviator.