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Shoe and Shoelace

Anchor: "We now return to popular Russian cartoon, Shoe and Shoelace"

Narrator: "SHOE AND SHOELACE. One is meaningless without the other"
by syniconthetrack September 26, 2012
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shoegaze

A style of rock music that emerged in England in the late 80s that featured blisteringly loud and dreamily reverberated feedback. Recently revived by electronic bands like M83 and Ulrich Schnauss.
Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive are good shoegazer bands.
by Corey May 13, 2005
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I like your shoelaces

A phrase used by Tumblr users to detect another Tumblr user in the real world. Appropriate response is "Thanks, I stole them from the president!"
(Tumblr user out in public)
"I like your shoelaces"
(The respondent that is also a Tumblr User)
"Thanks, I stole them from the president!"
by Whovian-classicrock-fandom November 16, 2012
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Shoetalking

When someone talks about Brunswick bowling balls, how they are drilled, and what they are supposed to do. Conversations are often lengthy, and extremely biased towards Brunswick.
The following is an example of shoetalking:

Blah blah blah Brunswick is amazing blah blah blah Csytem 4.5. Blah blah pin down blah blah symmetric blah blah blah 4000. Also, blah blah Rattler blah blah weight hole blah blah. Brunswick is the best company ever blah blah blah.
by jibtastic August 15, 2010
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shoegazing

shoegazing is a form of art. this art-form is achieved by playing an electric guitar and using a pedal board, though a big muff pedal is really all that is required. one who shoegazes will generally play their guitar with an extreme reverb and sustain while turning the knobs on their pedal(s) with their feet to create a "wall of sound". thus they are staring at the pedal(s) and eloquently changing the sound constantly, there of. this sound is obnoxious to those who do not enjoy what is known as the "drone" that the shoegaze sound is famous for. "droning" is what renowned shoegazers are known best for. the tempo is typically 120 bpm but the effect that is achieved overall is a very psychedelic wash. the listener is more often then not inebriated when listening to shoegaze. when shoegazing, the musician is often lost in a trance in which the sound and the musician are all that exist on the planet. high volume is a must. though the true sound of shoegazing is not loved by most, those who tend to "space out" on a regular basis find a love for it very quickly. check out my bloody valentine, the jesus and mary chain, the pains of being pure at heart, and other related bands to get a true example of this form of music.
"holy shit! that guy is shoegazing like mad! i'm only on LSD but i also feel like i'm rolling face before God himself!"

"this shoegaze isn't working for me. let's go listen to dubstep."

wesley - you wanna shoegaze?
tallon - fuck yeah. i'm getting my nod on right now and that big muff is calling me.
wesley - well fuck, dude. let me finish this drink and i'll play a groove. we'll gaze all day.
tallon - wanna get some doses?
wesley - it wouldn't be the same without it.
by space-cadet September 24, 2011
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shoezgal

To describe an immature girl who is always on the lookout for a rich guy to marry in order to enjoy instant benefits of wealth.
Typically, it is used to describe young girls who hook up to rich guys much older than they are using their bodies in a subtle manner, similar to girls who are looking for sugar daddies.
Girls described this way tend to be pretty, smart and manipulative in their ways as well to get rich guys to drool over them and shower lots of greenbacks over them.
It's obvious she's a shoezgal, hooking up to the richest guy in town of 30 years old when she's only 17. How else would her family be able to fund her spending ways?
by ShammyRocks April 6, 2006
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shoegaze

A genre originating in 80s England, now international. Defined by highly distorted guitars, and vocals, usually high-and-breathless or low in the mix, sometimes absent.

A psychedelic style, but not "trippy" psychedelic, more a dreamy, distant feel.

Pioneeered by My Bloody Valentine, but few bands actually sound like them anymore.

Loud guitars and quiet vocals is a usual dynamic.

Shoegaze is defined by a certain guitar sound, so electronic bands such as M83would NOT be considered shoegaze, but could fit into the related genre of dreampop
Shoegaze comes from the use of distortion pedals to achieve a dreamy/psychedelic sound
by WarGoatForestWolf666 April 13, 2010
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