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Collecting Sneakers

Some one who  collects, trades, or admires sneakers as a hobby.  highly experienced in distinguishing between real and replica sneakers. Sneaker collecting is a hobby often manifested by the use and collection of shoes made for particular sports, particularly basketball and skateboarding.

Sneaker Slang

"A.C.G" - All Conditions Gear, a brand of sneakers produced by Nike[20]

"Beaters" - sneakers worn despite creases, scuffs, stains, and smell[21]

"Bred" – black and red sneakers[22]

"B Grade" – shop-worn seconds sold at a discount[23]

"Coke whites" – pristine white sneakers[24]

"Crispy" – clean[25]

"Colorway" - The combination of colors or symbols on a pair of sneakers

"Cop" (used as a verb) – as in to purchase or acquire

"Cozy boy" - fashionable but also comfortable[26]

"Deadstock" – pair of sneakers that has never been worn[27]

"Deubre - also called lace tags are popular on shoes like Air Force Ones

"Dope" – fashionable

"Double up" - Buying two identical pairs of sneakers[28]

"Drop" - Release of a new sneaker[29]

"Feezy" - fake Yeezys

"Fire" – very good[30]

"Fresh" – new and cool[31]

"Fugazi" – fake

"Goat" – greatest of all time[32]

"Garms" – clothes[33]

"Grail" – very rare sneakers, as in Holy Grail

"GR" – general release, or common

"Gum sole" - sneakers with solid rubber soles[34]

"Gutties" - Scottish Slang term for trainers/ sneakers.

"Heat" – rare sneakers that draw looks

"Hypebeast" – trendies who only buy the latest release. Hypebeasts buy whatever the celebrities are wearing and tend to copy people like hip-hop artist Kanye West.

"High Top(s)" - a shoe that rises above or on the ankle mainly used for ankle support during sports.[35]

"J's" - Another name for Jordan brand shoes

"JB" - the Jordan Brand logo (see below)[36]

"Jumpman" – basketball player Michael Jordan, also can refer to the Jordan logo depicting Michael often seen on the shoes.[37]

"Ice" – sneakers with transparent soles

"Instacop" – impulse buying[38]

"Kicks" – shoes

"L" – loss/unable to purchase

"Lit up" – great[39]

"Lows" - also called low tops are shoes that sit below the ankle [40]

"Nib" – unworn, new in the box

"OG" – original, derived from the term "original gangster"

"Quickstrikes" – limited edition sneakers and prototypes with a regional early release, especially Nikes,[41] and are highly desirable[42] status symbols for American sneaker collectors.[43]

"Reseller" – a person who buys large quantities of unworn popular sneakers to sell at a profit[44]

"Red October" - all red sneakers[45]

"Sitting" – referring to sneakers produced in large quantities that go unsold

"Steezy" – stylish[46]

"Tonal" - Sneakers in a single color, as in monotone.[47]

"Unauthorised" – counterfeit[48]

"VNDS" - Very Near Deadstock, sneakers of a dubious quality[49]

"W" – win/successful purchase

"Wild" – amazing[50]

"Yeezy" – sneakers designed by rapper Kanye West[51]

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Sneakerhead

One who is in love with but not limited to Jordans, Forces, Dunks, Maxes, etc. Willing to camp out and face lines that wind around blocks for a pair of once in a lifetime exclusives! On the verge of bankruptcy because the addiction is THAT serious. Misunderstood by non sneaker heads as wasting money and are constantly told that they will get over it or that "it's just a phase. Likely to kill you if you step on their kicks. Running out of closet space because the boxes can only stack up so high... Marks calendar for release dates and hates seeing fakes. Lives for the first time they open the box and that new sneaker smell just fills up the air. HATES CREASES.

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#MJMondays

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Off-White x Nike Air Max 90 Black - 2019 (by changekie)

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Nike Air Jordan 3 NRG ‘Tinker’ - 2018 (by b3nni801)

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Fear of God x Vans Sk8-Hi - 2016 (by spatd0)

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Here is a iconic pair of shoes that Jordan created! One if not in the top 10 of most peopls favorite pair of shoes!