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

/ ˈslɪpə /

noun

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

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• slipperlike adjective
• unslippered adjective
• slippered adjective
• slipper-like adjective

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

Example Sentences

“Think of, like, a cashmere blanket with your name stitched on it or some really comfortable slippers,” he says.

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One morning in early September, refrigeration consultant Lawrence Leask woke before 3 a.m., got into his car in pajamas and slippers and waited.

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But “Grounded” would have been better left without its imposed topic, which inadvertently casts much work as ugly stepsisters unsuccessfully trying to jam their feet into Cinderella’s glass slipper.

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"They were coming out in their bits and pieces and their dressing gowns and slippers."

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She confirms almost immediately that she’s wearing slippers instead of shoes.

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