moon boot

noun — 2 senses

moon boot

noun
1

A type of footwear made popular in the 1970s, with a thin rubber outsole and no distinct left or right feet.

  • I looked around. Ari in a green jacket with four inches of fore arm showing and trousers at half mast, Penny and I in mismatched padded jackets and ski trousers which were way too long; and all wearing the silver moon boots that had been the rage in the early eighties.2016, Jeff Payne, Rider (page 142)
2

Australia, Informal An orthopedic boot, a large hard plastic covering used to protect a broken foot or ankle while it heals.

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