slip-and-slide

noun

A toy consisting of a long sheet of thin plastic that can be connected to a hose to cover it in water through perforations along its length, producing a slippery surface for sliding on.

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Meanings

nounslip-and-slide (plural slip-and-slides)

plural slip-and-slides · alternative slip and slide

  1. A toy consisting of a long sheet of thin plastic that can be connected to a hose to cover it in water through perforations along its length, producing a slippery surface for sliding on.

    After placing the slip-and-slide down at the far end of the yard, I walked back to where Ray was and watched him work.

    2010, Michael Gilbert, Fifty-Nine Days, page 194
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    Move garden toys, such as kiddie paddling pools and slip-and-slide water toys, around the lawn every few days or weekly during summer.

    2016, Kate Copsey, New York & New Jersey Month-by-Month Gardening

    Just before I try to form a coherent thought Megan calls out to me, causing me to spin and trip over the bag I have resting next to me. Here I am, spread out on my tummy like I'm about to slide down a slip and slide for the whole place to witness.

    2017, A. M. Willard, Boys, Toys - Oh My!, volume 1

Origin

From the trade name Slip 'N Slide, from slip and slide.

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