ᒪᔅᑭᓯᓂᔥᑮᔥ maskisiniškîš
(noun, inanimate) (pejorative)
1
an old or worn out shoe
2
(idiom)
a former partner of a romantic relationship, an ex
Examples
ᓂᑮ ᒦᔕᐦᐁᓐ ᓂ ᒪᔅᑭᓯᓂᔥᑮᔥ᙮
I got back with my ex. (Literally, 'I patched my old shoe.')
Susan Cheechoo [2016]
synonymocîmisimiškîša, okayâšima