ballerina slipper

noun

plural ballerina slippers
: a ballet slipper for a woman or girl
She will need to immediately change out of one pair of dance shoes and into laced ballerina slippers before returning to the stage.Anitra Johnson
And the stiletto you probably never wore anyway is being nudged out by flat shoes such as ballerina slippers and moccasins …Barbara Bradley

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ballerina slipper was in 1937

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“Ballerina slipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballerina%20slipper. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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