Etymology

slipper

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Today it means: A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily. Full definition →

Middle English slypper
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromslypper
  2. English todayslipper

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.