Dictionary

slipper en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈslɪpəɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• audio Queensland
• (Canada) audio
• [ˈslɪpɚ] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/ (Australia, UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (obsolete) slippery
   • O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope / Of mortal men. 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Nouember. Ægloga Vndecima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC:

Forms

slipper en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈslɪpəɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• audio Queensland
• (Canada) audio
• [ˈslɪpɚ] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/ (Australia, UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (qualifier:footwear) A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
2. (qualifier:footwear) 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.
3. (Hawaii, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, US, qualifier:footwear) A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).
4. 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. 1955, Father John Doe (Father Ralph Pfau), Sobriety and Beyond, Hazelden Publishing, published 1997, →ISBN, page 130:
   • Slipping on a banana peel does not mean big bucks for the “slipper” if the “slippee” has a good law firm representing it. 2001, Barry M. Levenson, Habeas Codfish: Reflections on Food and the Law, University of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 7:
   • He was grey and had eight legs, and could travel anywhere and slip into any corner of 9 worlds. For this reason he was called Sleipnir ("the slipper) and was given to Oðinn as his steed. 2020, Dagulf Loptson, Pagan Portals - Loki: Trickster and Transformer:
   • Virtually all human action is liable to opposing interpretations, depending mainly upon distance: to take the familiar case of the banana peel, the fall is painful to the slipper, hilarious to the spectator across the street. 1995, Russ McDonald, “Sex, Lies, and Shakespearean Drama”, in Jeanne Addison Roberts (editor), part one of Peggy O’Brien (editor), Shakespeare Set Free: Teaching Twelfth Night and Othello, Simon and Schuster, page 3
5. A kind of apron or pinafore for children.
6. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
7. A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and permit adjustment; a gib.
8. 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. "
9. (euphemistic) The plimsoll or gym shoe used in this form of punishment.
   • "All teachers had what was referred to as a 'slipper', but in reality was a cut down gym shoe designed for smacking our bottoms." 2004, James Morgan, Stretching Forward to Learn, World Corporal Punishment Research:
10. A kind of bedpan urinal shaped somewhat like a slipper.

Forms

Coordinates

flip-flop · calceolate · sandal · bootee

Deriveds

slipper chair · pipe-and-slipper · slipper animalcule · slipper satin · slipperless · ladyslipper · yellow lady's slipper · Kentucky lady's slipper · beslipper · ruby slipper · lady slipper · pink lady's slipper · slipperette · ballet slipper · slipper spoon · slipper-orchid · slipper orchid · southern lady's slipper · slipperwort · slipper limpet · lady's slipper · slipper sock · slipper lobster · house-slipper · Japanese slipper · carpet slipper · slipper gourd · slipperlike · harem slipper · house slipper · slipper flower · opera slipper · toilet slipper · hunt the slipper

Descendants

Slipper · selipar · slipéar

Synonyms

flip-flop · sandal · pantofle · thong

Translations (206)

ota ترلك (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · la soccus (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · lad patukla (Izmir) (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nl slof (low shoe usually worn indoors) · hi मोजड़ी (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · bcl tsinelas (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · fi liukastuja (person who slips) · az papış (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · ota باشمق (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · cy sliper (low shoe usually worn indoors) · mi hiripa (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · la ūdō (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · nds-de Pantüffel (low shoe usually worn indoors) · fur çavate (low shoe usually worn indoors) · sh патофна (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · vi dép lê (low shoe usually worn indoors) · he נַעַל בַּיִת (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ar خُفّ (low shoe usually worn indoors) · wa pantoufe (low shoe usually worn indoors) · hi चप्पल (low shoe usually worn indoors) · es zapatilla (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · nds-de Tüffel (low shoe usually worn indoors) · uz tapochka (low shoe usually worn indoors) · mt slipper (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ka ჩუსტი (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nn tøffel (low shoe usually worn indoors) · de Schlapfen (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nrf scarpîn (low shoe usually worn indoors) · pt chinelas (low shoe usually worn indoors) · cmn 拖鞋 (low shoe usually worn indoors) · grc βλαύτη (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · es pantufla (low shoe usually worn indoors) · pl laczek (low shoe usually worn indoors) · vec ẑopèla (low shoe usually worn indoors) · el παντόφλα (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ast gabucha (low shoe usually worn indoors) · th สลิปเปอร์ (low shoe usually worn indoors) · km ស្បែកជើងផ្ទាត់ (low shoe usually worn indoors) · pdt Schlorr (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · lv čība (low shoe usually worn indoors) · et tuhvel (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ast zapatiella (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nl slipster (person who slips) · th เกือกแตะ (low shoe usually worn indoors) · hy հողաթափ (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ota باشمق (low shoe usually worn indoors) · fr pantoufle (low shoe usually worn indoors) · es zapatilla (low shoe usually worn indoors) · az papuc (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · ar خُفّ (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · mk папуча (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · vo pantuf (low shoe usually worn indoors) · cs trepka (low shoe usually worn indoors) · fi sandaali (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · de Patschen (low shoe usually worn indoors) · grc ἐμβάς (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · ta செருப்பு (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · ca sabatilla (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · it babbuccia (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nap chianiello (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ta செருப்பு (low shoe usually worn indoors) · pt pantufa (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nrf patîn (low shoe usually worn indoors) · pl klapek (low shoe usually worn indoors) · bcl tsinelas (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nv bee ńjídǫ́ǫ́zí (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · arz شبشب (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · hu mamusz (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ca sabatilla (low shoe usually worn indoors) · fa-ira پاپوش (low shoe usually worn indoors) · lad charuka (low shoe usually worn indoors) · de Latschen (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · tl tsinelas (low shoe usually worn indoors) · scn savatta (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · mn ᠴᠢᠷᠦᠭᠦᠯ ᠱᠠᠬᠠᠢ (low shoe usually worn indoors) · yue 拖鞋 (low shoe usually worn indoors) · hu papucs (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nrf chapîn (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ca plantofa (low shoe usually worn indoors) · uk ка́пці (low shoe usually worn indoors) · mk папуча (low shoe usually worn indoors) · fa-ira دَمْپایی (low shoe usually worn indoors) · cy sliper (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · be та́пачкі (low shoe usually worn indoors) · fr chausson (low shoe usually worn indoors) · pt pantufa (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · nl schuiver (person who slips) · uz shippak (low shoe usually worn indoors) · lt šlepetė (low shoe usually worn indoors) · scn pantòfula (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · ru та́пки (low shoe usually worn indoors) · sh natikača (low shoe usually worn indoors) · de Latschen (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nb tøffel (low shoe usually worn indoors) · da tøffel (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · ur چَپَّل (low shoe usually worn indoors) · be та́пкі (low shoe usually worn indoors) · sh natikača (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · my ကွင်းထိုးဖိနပ် (low shoe usually worn indoors) · da hjemmesko (low shoe usually worn indoors) · sh patofna (low shoe usually worn indoors) · tl tsinelas (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · cs bačkora (low shoe usually worn indoors) · mn ᠭᠡᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠱᠠᠬᠠᠢ (low shoe usually worn indoors) · tl bakya (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · vls savatte (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nv bee ńjígeedí (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · be панто́флі (low shoe usually worn indoors) · de Hausschuh (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ang slīepesċōh (low shoe usually worn indoors) · cs pantofle (low shoe usually worn indoors) · vec savata (low shoe usually worn indoors) · fi tohveli (low shoe usually worn indoors) · lad pantufla (low shoe usually worn indoors) · es zapatilla de estar por casa (low shoe usually worn indoors) · es pantufla (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · fi tossu (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ang slīepesċōh (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · nl slipper (person who slips) · eo pantoflo (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · vec ẑavata (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ko 슬리퍼 (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ru тапка (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · tr terlik (low shoe usually worn indoors) · sh патофна (low shoe usually worn indoors) · bg че́хли (low shoe usually worn indoors) · vec sopèla (low shoe usually worn indoors) · el παντόφλα (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · it ciabatta (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · it pantofola (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ru та́почки (low shoe usually worn indoors) · sh натикача (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · ast gabucha (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · tr pabuç (low shoe usually worn indoors) · pt chinelo (low shoe usually worn indoors) · de Schlappen (low shoe usually worn indoors) · mn гэрийн шаахай (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ro papuc (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ca plantofa (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · de Pantoffel (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · kxd selipar (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · tsg sinilas (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · et tuhvel (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · ary مشاية (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · gl zapatilla (low shoe usually worn indoors) · mk влечка (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · mn чирүүл шаахай (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ar بَابُوج (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · sk pantofel (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ast zapatiella (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · sh натикача (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ms selipar (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · ota ترلك (low shoe usually worn indoors) · cs papuče (low shoe usually worn indoors) · de Schluffen (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ro cipic (low shoe usually worn indoors) · de Schlidderer (person who slips) · nl schuifster (person who slips) · sv toffel (low shoe usually worn indoors) · vls sluffer (low shoe usually worn indoors) · et suss (low shoe usually worn indoors) · fi tohveli (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · io babucho (low shoe usually worn indoors) · uk панто́фля (low shoe usually worn indoors) · gd slapag (low shoe usually worn indoors) · bg панто́фи (low shoe usually worn indoors) · is inniskór (low shoe usually worn indoors) · fi lankeaja (person who slips) · mt papoċċa (low shoe usually worn indoors) · et suss (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · eo pantoflo (low shoe usually worn indoors) · bg че́хли (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · it ciabatta (low shoe usually worn indoors) · cs pantofel (low shoe usually worn indoors) · sco baffie (low shoe usually worn indoors) · mk влечка (low shoe usually worn indoors) · io pantoflo (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nl pantoffel (low shoe usually worn indoors) · de Puschen (low shoe usually worn indoors) · sv toffel (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · sh па̀пуча (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · de Slipper (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · pl laczek (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · gd bròg-sheòmair (low shoe usually worn indoors) · de Pantoffel (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ja スリッパ (low shoe usually worn indoors) · vi giày hạ (low shoe usually worn indoors) · arz بانتوفلي (low shoe usually worn indoors) · nrf pantoufl'ye (low shoe usually worn indoors) · wa pantoufe (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · pl pantofel (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · sh patofna (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · arz شبشب (low shoe usually worn indoors) · krl töppöni (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · sh pàpuča (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · ru тапочка (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · war si-pit (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · pl kapeć (low shoe usually worn indoors) · mi hiripa (low shoe usually worn indoors) · ar نَعْل (low shoe slipped on and off easily) · az çəkələk (low shoe usually worn indoors) · eo babuŝo (low shoe usually worn indoors) · da tøffel (low shoe usually worn indoors) · es babucha (low shoe usually worn indoors) · mn тапочки (low shoe usually worn indoors) · sl copat (low shoe usually worn indoors)

wikidata: Q876824

slipper en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈslɪpəɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• audio Queensland
• (Canada) audio
• [ˈslɪpɚ] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/ (Australia, UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK) To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment.
   • 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."

Forms