Shoebox

A critical term for a micro studio "its cozy" apartment. Particularly ones in cities where land value increased so much that old buildings sub divide prior units.

I've never been lived on the East Coast but the term also applies in San Francisco (maybe Honolulu) - not LA (home) or Sea. I pay 2.5k for 500 feet^2 so I walk to stuff, reach stuff my pad without walking, being near the wimonz, and my job.

They exist in Asia/Europe too but they don't am-English there so they use a different word, I assume.

1) Hate roommates? Can't afford Penthouse? Shoebox.

2) You should come out here to the Midwest and you won't have to live in a shoebox.

Shoebox by P.L.U.R. kind friend September 23, 2017

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shoebox

A substituted word for 'cool' used by people looking for another synonym for the word. It comes from the fact that 'ccol' in German is 'locker' and a locker in English is a box for shoes.

Riccy: I just found a tree that looks like a urinal!
Zettlen: Shoebox!

shoebox by Svelter September 25, 2006

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shoebox in the closet

When you buy something you really like and put it in a place and forget about it. Then one day when you are in great need/want of that thing, you find them by surprise. Hoorah

"My dad once needed some New Balance running shoes. His shoes were all worn down and he wanted to replace them with the same model shoes, but there was no store to get them from. He reached down to get his old sneakers and saw a glimpse of a New Balance box at the end of the closet. Dude it was a total shoebox in the closet miracle!" (This is where it actually came from.)

"Dude I'm f***ing hungry. I want some Tostitos."
"Wow dude you got a brand new bag of "Hint of Lime" Tostitos behind the couch!"
"Siiiiiiiiiiickkkkk..... Dude... Total shoebox in the closet."

shoebox in the closet by Phil Fairhurst April 19, 2007