summer slide

noun

The loss of academic skills and knowledge over the course of summer vacation.

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Meanings

nounsummer slide (plural summer slides)

plural summer slides

  1. The loss of academic skills and knowledge over the course of summer vacation.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 暑假滑坡
  • 暑假滑坡 (shǔjià huápō)Translations
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summer slide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer%20slide

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“summer slide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer%20slide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “summer slide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer%20slide.

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