slippery dip

British

noun

informal a long slide at a playground or funfair

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Thankfully, he stops pretty fast because he wants a go on the slippery dip.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Her lips go light green right about the time her boys go charging down to the slippery dip.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

A nice old one, with a big iron slippery dip, swings with chains, and a splinter-arse seesaw—just as it should be.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

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