soft shoe

Noun

 * 1)  A kind of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes, popular in vaudeville.
 * 2) * 1966 Jan. 15, "Sunday (TV listings)," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, p. 19 (retrieved 5 Oct 2008) :
 * Between Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Newley there's a delightful exhibition of the dances and their origin dating gack a few hundred years, from the clog to the buck, the wing, and the buck and wing, and on to the old soft shoe and more.
 * 1)  A speech, explanation, sales pitch, or other set of remarks delivered in a restrained or conciliatory manner in order to persuade, distract, or otherwise influence someone.
 * 1)  A speech, explanation, sales pitch, or other set of remarks delivered in a restrained or conciliatory manner in order to persuade, distract, or otherwise influence someone.

Usage notes

 * Often used in the expression the old soft shoe.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of or pertaining to this kind of dancing.
 * 2)  Casual, low-key, easy-going.

Verb

 * 1) To perform a dance of this kind.