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slape

slape adjective: slippery, slippy.

Adjective

slape (comparative more slape, superlative most slape)

  1. (Yorkshire, dialectal) slippery, slippy
    • The Princess [Victoria] was running about one wet morning on the terrace, when the gardener warned her to be careful, as the ground was "slape." She turned and asked: "What is slape?" At that moment her heels flew up and she sat down suddenly on the slippery ground. "That is slape, miss," replied...1901, Marquis of Lorne, V. R. I. Her Life and Empire

Proper noun capitalized: Slape

Slape (plural Slapes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of slape

Adjective
comparativemore slape
superlativemost slape
Proper noun
pluralSlapes

Questions about slape

What does slape mean?
Slape means slippery, slippy.
What part of speech is slape?
Slape can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near slape in the dictionary

  1. slapdashes
  2. slapdashing
  3. slapdashness
  4. slapdown
  5. slapdowns
  6. slape
  7. Slapes
  8. Slapewath
  9. slapfight
  10. slapfighting
  11. slapfights

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