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Slipper

//ˈslɪpəɹ// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    slippery obsolete

    "O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope / Of mortal men."

Noun
  1. 1
    A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
  2. 2
    low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors wordnet
  3. 3
    A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper.

    "Get out of bed, put on your slippers, and come downstairs."

  4. 4
    a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction wordnet
  5. 5
    A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal). Hawaii, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, US
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  1. 6
    A person or creature that slips.

    "He is a frequent “slipper,” but doesn’t seem to have sufficient intelligence upon which to ever build permanent sobriety and happiness."

  2. 7
    A kind of apron or pinafore for children.
  3. 8
    A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
  4. 9
    A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and permit adjustment; a gib.
  5. 10
    A form of corporal punishment where the buttocks are repeatedly struck with a plimsoll; "the slipper".

    "1981, Andrew Loudon, Staffroom mole leaks secret of his school's beatings book, Daily Mail and General Trust, World Corporal Punishment Research "Mrs Marlene Foster […] , an opponent of the slipper, said her son Gary had a bottom "as red as a beetroot" after he was punished for writing on desks. ""

  6. 11
    The plimsoll or gym shoe used in this form of punishment. euphemistic

    ""All teachers had what was referred to as a 'slipper', but in reality was a cut down gym shoe designed for smacking our bottoms.""

  7. 12
    A kind of bedpan urinal shaped somewhat like a slipper.
Verb
  1. 1
    To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment. Australia, New-Zealand, UK

    "1981, Andrew Loudon, Staffroom mole leaks secret of his school's beatings book, Daily Mail and General Trust, World Corporal Punishment Research "One boy was slippered five times in four days for offences such as missing detention, fooling about and being out of bounds.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English slypper, equivalent to slip + -er.

Etymology 2

From Middle English slypper, equivalent to slip + -er.

Etymology 3

From Middle English slypper, equivalent to slip + -er.

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