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slipper
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1slip·per

adjective \ˈsli-pər\

Definition of SLIPPER

chiefly dialect
: slippery

Origin of SLIPPER

Middle English, from Old English slipor; akin to Middle Low German slipper slippery, slippen to slip
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SLIPPER

chipper, clipper, dipper, dripper, flipper, gripper, kipper, quipper, nipper, ripper, shipper, sipper, skipper, snipper, stripper, tipper, tripper, whipper, zipper

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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