slip

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) a pair of briefs, a short type of underpants which covers the buttocks but nothing below
2. (broadly, feminine) a pair of knickers or panties, any female underpants

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of slippen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of slippen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of slippen:

slippen

• Noun
• Verb

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Concepts

briefs

slip

pants

lap

lappet

pantaloons

panties

panty

shirttail

skid

skirt

slacks

trousers

undershorts

underwear

Alan Whickers

chuddies

cajones

bloomer

gruds

kegs

knickers

Synonyms

slipje

jaspand

onderbroek

pand

🏠

rand

beenbedekking

broek

hemdsslip

lange broek

oever

🏦

pantalon

Translations

slip

Slip

Unterhose

Schlüpfer

mutande

calzoncillos

calzón

γλίστρημα

ολίσθηση

culotte

Rockschoß

braguitas

dérapage

Höschen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/slɪp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: slippe

Cognate with German: Schlips

In summary

From English slip, probably via French slip. The English word may itself be derived from Middle Dutch slippen (etymology 3 and 4) below.