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half slip

half slip noun: a slip or undergarment held held to the body around the waist with an elastic waistband.

half slip: a slip or undergarment held held to the body around the waist with an elastic waistband
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Noun

half slip (plural half slips)

  1. A slip or undergarment held held to the body around the waist with an elastic waistband.
    • Miss Lady musta heard the shot, cause she'd run down the stairs in just a bra and a half-slip.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 111
    Synonyms:
    waist slip

Synonyms of half slip

  • waist slip

Forms of half slip

pluralhalf slips
alternative formhalf-slip

Questions about half slip

What does half slip mean?
Half slip means a slip or undergarment held held to the body around the waist with an elastic waistband.
What part of speech is half slip?
Half slip is a noun.
What is the plural of half slip?
The plural of half slip is half slips.

Words near half slip in the dictionary

  1. half sister
  2. half sister-in-law
  3. half sisters
  4. half sisters-in-law
  5. half slab
  6. half slip
  7. half slips
  8. half smile
  9. half smiles
  10. half sole
  11. half soles

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