hotfoot
The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe…The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.
Meaning
1 senses(US)The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.
a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
Origin
From Middle English hot-fot, hot fot, equivalent to hot + foot.From Middle English hot-fot, hot fot, equivalent to hot + foot.
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