slipper-slopperadj.
dialect and colloquial. rare.
Wearing loose slippers; down-at-heel, sloppy.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing footwear > wearing shoes > wearing slippers or loose shoes
slipshod1580
slippereda1616
slip-shoed1702
slipper-slopper1825
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > [adjective] > in bad condition or down-at-heel
slipshod1687
sheveling-heeled1777
run-over1876
slipper-slopper1904
1825 J. Jennings Observ. Dial. W. Eng. 70 Slipper-slopper,..having shoes or slippers down at the heel; loose.
1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) Father, be sure you baint gwain out all slipper-slopper like that.
1904 in Eng. Dial. Dict. V. 525/1 Slippers trodden down at the heels are said to be slipper-slopper.
1951 J. Frame Lagoon 29 Their shoes were slipper-slopper.
Derivatives
slipper-slopper v. intransitive, to walk about in loose slippers.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > wearing specific shoes
slipper1888
slipper-slopper1929
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [verb (intransitive)] > in specific way > walk about in
slipper-slopper1929
1929 R. Hughes High Wind in Jamaica viii. 192 Jonsen slipper-sloppered up and down his side of the deck.
slipper-slopping n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing shoes
slipper-slopping1933
the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > walking in loose slippers
slipper-slopping1933
1933 L. A. G. Strong Sea Wall i. i. 13 He was roused from his meditations by a..slipper-slopping on the stairs.
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adj.1825