It's also what you should watch out for when driving on certain roads: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_dept/retro/sign/presentation04/images/slide0016_image030.jpg
My family has a running joke whenever we see one of these signs: "Ew! I stepped in ped!"
A low-cut sock. Shoe stores frequently offered thin little nylon peds, so you don't get your sweaty foot stink on their nice new shoes.
Incidentally this is the first word I've encountered here that I had presumed to be common, but which isn't listed in a single one of the dictionaries.
It's also what you should watch out for when driving on certain roads: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_dept/retro/sign/presentation04/images/slide0016_image030.jpg
My family has a running joke whenever we see one of these signs: "Ew! I stepped in ped!"
Yeah, my family's pretty lame. :D
A low-cut sock. Shoe stores frequently offered thin little nylon peds, so you don't get your sweaty foot stink on their nice new shoes.
Incidentally this is the first word I've encountered here that I had presumed to be common, but which isn't listed in a single one of the dictionaries.