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. Compare bedroom slipper, house slipper.

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

Derived Forms

• ˈslippered, adjective
• ˈslipper-ˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• slipper·like adjective
• un·slippered 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

“The government believes that just by proving to you that Hobson has a tattoo that somehow this is Cinderella, where only one person in the land can fit the size-six glass slipper.”

From Los Angeles Times

They also appear in the film's ending where Glinda shows Dorothy she can go home if she closes her eyes and clicks the slippers' heels together.

From BBC

Spiny and slipper lobsters, particularly targeted to supply more tourist-intensive islands, were also considered depleted.

From Science Daily

He greeted me wearing gray felt slippers, green pants and a rust-colored down vest at the door of the large brick home that he had lived in for the past 22 years.

From Salon

She was wearing slippers, comfy pants, a Dodgers hat and a T-shirt that said “Hecho en Highland Park CA” — Made in Highland Park.

From Los Angeles Times

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