golden slippers

Shiny fancy shoes

Golden slippers are fancy footwear, often associated with the traditional American song "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers," which envisions golden slippers worn in heaven or at a grand celebration.

The image suggests festive attire or heavenly reward.

Golden slippers also refer to a type of lady's slipper orchid with yellow flowers.

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dancing shoes · dancing · ballroom dancing · ballroom · velvet · embroidered · princess · folklore · gospel song · gospel · hymn · heaven · pearly gates · angels · funeral · burial · silk · brocade

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Opposites
practicality and function

golden slipperswork boots

Protective footwear for labor

hiking boots · steel-toed boots · rubber boots · combat boots · galoshes

material value and ornamentation

golden slippersbare feet

rags · wooden clogs · burlap sacks · hand-me-downs · hobnail boots

symbolic/cultural register

golden slippersball and chain

Fetter limiting prisoner movement

concrete shoes · millstones

Family

golden, gold, slippers, slipper, slip, gilded, gilding, goldsmith, goldfish

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G