Masculine

Slip

Meaning

a piece of underwear covering just the genitalia and buttocks: panties, knickers (for women); briefs (for men)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/slɪp/
Etymology

In summary

Formally from English slip (“kind of underskirt”), but with the sense of etymologically related German Schlüpfer, also Schlüpper (“briefs, panties”).

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