I'm from Philly and we call them sneakers or sneaks for short. But, since I have come down south for school (Florida) I have heard people calling those cheap little, no-name sneakers like KEDS "white girls." :eek: Has anyone else heard this? We always called them bo-bo's.

Well, I am from FL and I called them Bo-Bo's too. this white girls thing is new to me too! LOL Remember, a lot of people come down here for school, especially if you are in Tally, so maybe that originated somewhere else.

We called them skippies!

SweetestDiva, you would definately hate me cause that is how I pronounce it..."teny shoes"...lol

In Cleveland, we call no-name shoes and Payless shoes "Buddies"....never heard them called "white girls" before...but we do call white girls "Becky's or Buffy's", but that is a different subject entirely...lol

-G-

Tennis Shoes.:) Although in the midwest we do call those plain white tennis shoes "white girls".

Sneakers or trainers for athletic shoes, but Keds for...well.. Keds. :)

At home in Harlem, we call athletic shoes sneakers.

GOMAB

Sneakers or tennis...
 

Well, I'm from the South as well...(MS).... and I usually say both; sneakers and tennis "shoes"... :p

I call them sneakers and keds or no name sneakers are known as bo-bo's.

Does anyone say the little bo-bo's rhyme: bo-bo's they make your feet feel fine, bo-bo's they cost a $1.49, bo-bo's etc......?

We call off brand shoes "buddies", "skips", "white girls".

My son came in the other day singing this song:

Payless shoes ain't got no grip
You will fall and bust your lip.

Of course I told them better.

I've always called them sneakers or kicks

Los Angeles
 

Tennis or Tennis Shoes, pronounced: Tennie or Tennie shoes :) Sorry SweetestDiva if I'm making you cringe :)

Once again reppin for Chicago!!
 

GYM SHOES all the way!!