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pampootie

/ ˌpæmˈpuːtiː /

noun

  1. a rawhide slipper worn by men in the Aran Islands
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pampootie1

C19: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

When Gokul Venkatachalam heard “pampootie,” he made a face and then asked, “Is this Afrikaans?”

A delicious pampootie fool can be made quite cheaply as follows: 3 lb. of pampooties, 8 oz. of angelica paregoric, 1 imperial pint of sloe gin, 1 gill of ammoniated quinine, 9 oz. of rock salt.

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