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Noun. On the surface, Sugar is the story of John Sugar (Farrell), a dapper gumshoe who tracks down missing people on behalf of an elite clientele.
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When you wear gumshoes, you're pulling on waterproof galoshes over your regular footwear. If you are a gumshoe, on the other hand, you're a private detective, investigating a case.
noun. Slang. a detective. a shoe made of gum elastic or India rubber; rubber overshoe. sneaker ( def 1 ). verb (used without object) , gum·shoed, gum·shoe·ing. Slang. to work as a detective. to go softly, as if wearing rubber shoes; move or act snoopily or stealthily. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of gumshoe 1.
GUMSHOE definition: 1. informal for detective (= someone whose job is to discover facts about a crime) 2. informal for…. Learn more.
Jul 18, 2012 · Originally, gumshoe referred to a shoe with a rubber sole, specifically, galoshes or (more relevant to our purposes) sneakers. The senses of gumshoe leading to the 'private detective' sense all have to do with the idea that rubber-soled shoes give the wearer the ability to walk stealthily.
Gumshoe is a type of shoe, also known as galoshes. Gumshoe may also refer to: Gumshoe, a slang term for a private detective, from those that wore street shoes with a thick, soft and quiet rubber sole; Gumshoe, Stephen Frears's 1971 directorial debut; Gumshoe, a 1986 Nintendo shooter
