half-slip

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf, hahf slip]
- /hæf, hɑf slɪp/
- /hɑːf slɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf slip]
- /hæf, hɑf slɪp/

Definitions of half-slip word

noun half-slip a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband. 1
noun half-slip woman's undergarment 1
noun half-slip a woman's topless slip that hangs from the waist 0
noun half-slip a woman's slip without a top 0

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Origin of half-slip

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Half-slip

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Half-slip

half-slip popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.