slip

Dutch (Brabantic)

/slɪp/

noun
Definitions
  • A pair of briefs, a short type of undershorts which covers the buttocks but nothing below
  • (by extension) A pair of knickers, any female underpants

Etymology

Derived from English slip (twig, kind of underskirt, strip) derived from French slip derived from Middle Dutch slippen.

Origin

Middle Dutch

slippen

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