slipmat

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noun
Definitions
  • A circular piece of slippery material used by turntable disk jockeys instead of the traditional rubber mat, allowing a record to be manipulated while the platter continues to rotate underneath.

Etymology

Compound from English slip (twig, kind of underskirt, strip) + English mat.

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