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Meaning of Slip Slop Slap | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

a health campaign in Australia and New Zealand exhorting people to "slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, and slap on a hat" when they go out into the sun in order to prevent skin cancer.

Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, uncountable

Examples

“For example in Australia, the ‘Slip Slop Slap' programme (Slip on a shirt, Slop on sunscreen, Slap on a hat) has resulted in a marked reduction in the total of sunburns during the summer.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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