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slipper


2slipper

noun

Definition of SLIPPER

: a light low-cut shoe that is easily slipped on the foot
— slip·pered \-pərd\ adjective
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Origin of SLIPPER

Middle English, from slippen to slip
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SLIPPER

chipper, dripper, gripper, kipper, sipper, skipper, snipper, whipper, zipper

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