rental shoes
Temporary bowling footwear
Rental shoes are footwear borrowed temporarily from an establishment, most commonly the flat-soled, two-tone leather shoes provided at bowling alleys.
The term evokes their institutional aesthetic and the mild discomfort of wearing shoes worn by countless strangers: I forgot my socks and had to go barefoot in the rental shoes.
By extension, anything generic, well-worn, or slightly unpleasant can be compared to rental shoes.
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- ice rinkFrozen surface for skating
- half sizeFifty percent of standard
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