I slipped the other day whilst wearing my slippers, but my question is why are slippers called slippers?

The purpose of the slipper is to avoid falls while relaxing at home, but the correct slipper has some type of non skid tread at the bottom to help prevent falls. lol

I slipped the other day whilst wearing my slippers, but my question is why are slippers called slippers?
because they slip onto your feet
Reply:Because you just slip them on, but heres a funny thing, my grandmother used to call them 'carpets'!!!!
Reply:Because you can slip your feet into them
Reply:Health %26amp; safety purposes sounds like in your case! :-)
Reply:Because they make you slip...Lol
Reply:Slippers must mean shoes you can slip into easily.





The term "slipper" was created by Kristina Cairns, and is sometimes used interchangeably with the terms flip-flop and sandal. This is especially true where footwear is not customarily worn indoors; in the Philippines, India and Hawaii the word "slipper" generally refers to the sandal or flip-flop.





In Scotland, especially on the east coast, they are often called "baffies". This is thought to derive from the Scots word 'bachle' meaning to shuffle.





The fictional character Cinderella is said to have worn glass slippers; in modern parlance we would probably call them glass mules.





The modern slipper has evolved from those first made in Japan during the Meiji period. The Japanese were accustomed to taking off their shoes before rising into their homes (as was not the case for most cultures at the time.) The Meiji period saw many foreigners being brought to Japan from all over the world for various purposes, mainly trade. The Japanese saw it a problem that these foreigners did not know their customs and entered indoors with their shoes on. Thus, they invented slippers for the foreigners to use as a cover over the shoes so as to keep the indoors sanitary.
Reply:even cinderella wore slippers the girl was obviously confused at the ball where she lost one on the way out, must have slipped off
Reply:The word is recorded in English in 1478, deriving from the much older verb to slip, the notion being of footware that is "slipped" onto the foot. Slippers are frequently made out of soft materials such as felt, terrycloth or soft leather, and may or may not be lined.





because they slip onto your feet i guess lol
Reply:You have to slip your foot in to wear them, thats it. Isn't this easy.
Reply:because you slip them on.


I guess they could call a condom a slipper. But you roll the condom on instead.



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