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half-slip
[ haf-slip, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˌslɪp, ˈhɑf- /
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noun
a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
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Origin of half-slip
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby half-slip
half shell, halfsies, half-silvered, half sister, half size, half-slip, half-smile, half snipe, half sole, half sovereign, half-staff
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British Dictionary definitions for half-slip
half-slip
noun
a woman's topless slip that hangs from the waistAlso called: waist-slip
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