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slippy

  • /ˈslɪpi/

Rhymes with -ɪpi

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From slip + -y. Compare Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy, viscid”).

adjective slippier · slippiest

  1. Ireland, Pennsylvania, UK, Western Slippery. It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed.
  2. Ireland, UK, dated Spry, nimble. Well, come on then, let's look slippy.

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"slippy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slippy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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slippy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/slippy

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"slippy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/slippy.

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@misc{slippy_2026,
  title = {slippy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slippy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}