slipper

Meaning

Noun

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. (Hawaii, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, US) A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).
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. (euphemistic) The plimsoll or gym shoe used in this form of punishment.
10. A kind of bedpan urinal shaped somewhat like a slipper.

Adj

slippery

Verb

To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment.

Synonyms

sandal

👡

shoe

👞

slippers

mule

slider

flip-flop

skidder

carpet slipper

boot

👢

bootee

home-made

jandal

moccasin

pump

sandals

scuff

shoes

skid shoe

slide

sock

stopper

thong

brake pads

slip on

houseshoe

brakestaff

thumber

foot wear

slide plate

slide block

sliding block

drag shoe

shoe block

brake staff

arrester gear

holding-down latch

brake stop

scotch block

link slide block

gliding block

slide bracket

slide block slipper

scruffy old shoe

stop

🛑

evening slipper

accelerator pedal

arresting gear

baboosh

babouche

block

Translations

pantoufle

ciabatta

Pantoffel

pantofola

pantoffel

chausson

babouche

Hausschuh

zapatilla

babbuccia

chinelo

pantufla

sabatilla

παντόφλα

pantufa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/

Etymology

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