Slipper

Definitions

1. A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
2. A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper.
3. A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).
   Hawaii, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, US
4. A person or creature that slips.
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".
9. The plimsoll or gym shoe used in this form of punishment.
   euphemistic
10. A kind of bedpan urinal shaped somewhat like a slipper.

Equivalents

46 more languages

العربيةالنعالبابوجخفنعل+ 1 more

Azərbaycan dilipapış

Bosanskicrevljapapučašlapaпапучацревљашлапа+ 3 more

Catalàplantofasabatilla

Češtinabačkorapantofelpantoflepapučepřezůvkatrepka+ 3 more

Cymraegsliper

Dansktøffel

Ελληνικάπαντόφλα

Esperantobabuŝopantoflo

Suomiaamutossusandaalitohvelitossu+ 1 more

Gàidhligbròg-sheòmairmoganslapag

Galegozapatilla

עבריתנעל בית

हिन्दीचप्पलमोजड़ीसिलपट

Hrvatskicrevljapapučašlapaпапучацревљашлапа+ 3 more

Magyarmamuszpapucs

Հայերենհողաթափ

Bahasa Indonesiaselop

Italianobabbucciaciabattapantofola

日本語スリッパ

ქართულიჩუსტი

ភាសាខ្មែរស្បែកជើងផ្ទាត់

한국어슬리퍼

Kurdîpabûc

Latinacalceolussandaliumsoccusudo+ 1 more

Lietuviųslėpėte

Latviešučība

Македонскивлечкапапуча

Bahasa Melayuselipar

Maltipapoċċa

မြန်မာကွင်းထိုးဖိနပ်

Nederlandspantoffelschuifsterschuiverslipperslipsterslof+ 3 more

Polskikapećklapeklaczekłapećpantofelślizgacz+ 3 more

Portuguêschinelaschinelopantufa

Românăcipicpapuc

Русскийтапкитапочки

සිංහලසෙරෙප්පුව

Српскиcrevljapapučašlapaпапучацревљашлапа+ 3 more

Svenskatoffel

தமிழ்செருப்பு

ไทยสลิปเปอร์เกือกแตะ

Tagalogbakyatsinelas

Türkçebaşmakpabuçterlik

Українськакапецькапцішльопанець

اردوچپل

Tiếng Việtdép lê

Examples

“Get⟳ out of bed, put⟳ on your slippers, and come⟳ downstairs.”

“He is a frequent “slipper,” but doesn’t seem to have⟳ sufficient intelligence upon which to ever build⟳ permanent sobriety and happiness.”

“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.”

“Slipping on a banana peel does not mean⟳ big bucks for the “slipper” if the “slippee” has a good law firm representing it.”

“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.”

“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. "”

“"All teachers had what was referred to as a 'slipper', but in reality was a cut⟳ down gym shoe designed for smacking our bottoms."”

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