Slip
See also: slip
German
editEtymology
editFormally from English slip (“kind of underskirt”), but with the sense of etymologically related German Schlüpfer, also Schlüpper (“briefs, panties”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSlip m (strong, genitive Slips, plural Slips)
- a piece of underwear covering just the genitalia and buttocks: panties, knickers (for women); briefs (for men)
Usage notes
edit- Though per se applicable to both sexes, more commonly used of women’s underpants, at least outside of advertising.
Declension
editDeclension of Slip [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Slip” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editSlip m (plural Slippen)
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- de:Underwear
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