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slippy

adjective slip·py \ˈsli-pē\

slip·pi·erslip·pi·est

Definition of SLIPPY

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First Known Use of SLIPPY

1548

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Synonyms: greased, greasy, lubricated, oiled, slicked, slippery, slick, slithery

Rhymes with SLIPPY

chippy, dippy, drippy, flippy, hippie, hippy, lippy, nippy, quippy, snippy, tippy, trippy, whippy, yippee, yippie, zippy

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