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the art of sneaking, undermined entirely by anyone who's ever heard you do it
means To walk quietly and carefully on the tips of your toes, usually to avoid being noticed.
from A transparent compound of 'tip' (the very end of something) and 'toe' (the digits at the end of your foot), describing exactly what it sounds like — walking on the tips of your toes. 'Toe' descends from Old English 'ta', a cousin of similar words across the Germanic languages. The verb 'tip', meaning the slender extremity or point, joined it in a phrase that's existed in English for centuries, painting its own picture: balance on the smallest possible part of your feet and hope nobody hears the floorboards.
- ballet basis
- En pointe is tiptoe weaponized into elegance
- calf trap
- Standing on toes fires up your calf muscles hard
- toddler tactic
- Kids tiptoe to reach forbidden countertop snacks
- creak betrayal
- Old floors expose the quietest tiptoer instantly
tiptoe through the tulips — 1969 novelty song by tiny tim that became an iconic cultural reference
tiptoe app — mobile application by common sense media for rating and discussing media for families