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slipper

1

[slip-er]

noun

  1. any light, low-cut shoe into which the foot may be easily slipped, slip, for casual wear in the home, for dancing, etc.



verb (used with object)

  1. to strike or beat with a slipper.

slipper

2

[slip-er]

adjective

Older Use.
  1. slippery.

slipper

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a light shoe of some soft material, for wearing around the house

  2. a woman's evening or dancing shoe

  3. informalcricket a fielder in the slip position

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal(tr) to hit or beat with a slipper

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • slipperlike adjective
  • unslippered adjective
  • ˈ adjective
  • ˈ-ˌ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slipper1

First recorded in 1470–80; slip 1 + -er 1

Origin of slipper2

before 1000; Middle English sliper, Old English slipor; slippery
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Example Sentences

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Instead, he has chosen to fight on, hawking pillows, sheets and slippers to pay his legal bills as he goes.

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A silver Cuban link chain draped her neck, fuzzy slippers hugged her feet, her makeup precisely applied and nary a hair out of place — the embodiment of smooth.

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Toothbrushes, slippers, hearing aids, walkers — all lost in the fire.

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My parents, now retired in Brazil, had me bring various things from L.A.: headphones, soft toothbrushes, hair dryers, sleeping pills, heating pads, slippers, nasal sprays, art books, cashmere sweaters.

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But rereading Grimm as an adult, particularly the scene where one stepsister cuts off her toes to fit the glass slipper, changed my view.

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