1590s, "one who sneaks," agent noun from sneak (v.). Meaning "rubber-soled shoe" is attested from 1895, American English; earlier sneak (1862), so called because the shoe was noiseless. See also plimsoll; another early name for them was tackies (1902), from tacky (adj.1).
The night-officer is generally accustomed to wear a species of India-rubber shoes or goloshes on her feet. These are termed 'sneaks' by the women [of Brixton Prison]. ["Female Life in Prison," 1862]
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1. I have a sneaker factory in Canada?
我还有个在加拿大的帆布运动鞋厂?
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2. This time they collaborated on the Amir high top sneaker.
这次他们在贵族高梆的运动鞋合作了.
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3. The Blue Sneaker began to tell the Blue Shoe all about himself.
篮球鞋开始把所有关于自己的事情都告诉蓝鞋子.
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4. The sneaker comes with orange suede and white mesh on the upper.
运动鞋来与橙色绒面革和在鞋帮的白色滤网.
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5. Nike releases the Waffle Trainer, Sneaker, with Bill Bowerman's famous waffle outsole.
