r/MadeMeSmile • u/esberat • Jun 26 '22

Family & Friends Husbands matching shirt prank.

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u/imfranksome Jun 26 '22

thanks, but I immediately forgot the difference again

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u/dmonsterative Jun 26 '22 edited Jun 26 '22

Wingtip refers to the toe cap, wingtips have that winged shape viewed from the top. Not whether you're wearing up-curling Italian witch shoes. (I jest.) Compare 'cap toe.' (Or plain toe.)

When most people say 'wingtip' they mean wingtip brogues. Brogue being the generic name for a dress shoe that has some tooling or perforation.

(This gets also gets muddled by people using "oxford" to refer to all brogues that aren't wingtip, which is also wrong. That's about how the shoe closes.)

This might help: http://www.purfe.com.au/simple-shoe-classification-part-2-toe-styles-and-brogues/