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slip·per
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noun
1.
any light, low-cut shoe into
which
the foot may be easily
slipped
,
for casual wear in the home, for dancing, etc.
Compare
bedroom slipper
,
house slipper
.
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verb (used with object)
2.
to strike or
beat
with a slipper.
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to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to flee; abscond:
to bark; yelp.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
to bark; yelp.
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Origin:
1470–80;
slip
1
+
-er
1
Related forms
slip·per·like,
adjective
un·slip·pered,
adjective
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slip·per
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adjective
Older Use
.
slippery.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
sliper,
Old English
slipor;
see
slippery
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World English Dictionary
slipper
(ˈslɪpə)
—
n
1.
a light shoe of some soft material, for wearing around the house
2.
a woman's evening or dancing shoe
3.
informal
cricket
a fielder in the slip position
—
vb
4.
informal
(
tr
) to hit or beat with a slipper
'slippered
—
adj
'slipper-like
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
slipper
type of footwear, 1478, from
slip
(v.), the notion being of a shoe that is "slipped" onto the foot.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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