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PRONUNCIATION OF SLIPPERY DIP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLIPPERY DIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slippery dip is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLIPPERY DIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

slippery dip

Playground slide

Playground slides are found in parks, schools, playgrounds and backyards. The slide may be flat, or half cylindrical or tubular to prevent falls. Slides are usually constructed of plastic or metal and they have a smooth surface that is either straight or wavy. The user, typically a child, climbs to the top of the slide via a ladder or stairs and sits down on the top of the slide and "slides" down the slide. In Australia the playground slide is known as a slide, slippery slide or slippery dip depending on the region. Sliding pond or sliding pon is a term used in the New York City area to denote a playground slide.

Definition of slippery dip in the English dictionary

The definition of slippery dip in the dictionary is a long slide at a playground or funfair.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLIPPERY DIP

slippage
slipped
slipped disc
slipper
slipper bath
slipper satin
slipper-like
slippered
slipperiness
slipperwort
slippery
slippery elm
slippery slope
slippier
slippiest
slippily
slippiness
slipping
slippy
slipsheet

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLIPPERY DIP

angle of dip
cheese dip
chip
clip
dip
double dip
flip
hip
leadership
lucky dip
magnetic dip
membership
nip
partnership
redip
relationship
rip
sheep-dip
ship
skinny-dip

Synonyms and antonyms of slippery dip in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slippery dip» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLIPPERY DIP

Find out the translation of slippery dip to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slippery dip from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slippery dip» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浸滑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dip resbaladiza
570 millions of speakers

English

slippery dip
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिसलन डुबकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تراجع زلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скользкой падения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dip escorregadia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিরোজা ডিপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dip glissante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berenang licin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rutschig Dip
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

滑りやすいディップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미끄러운 딥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lunyu dip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhúng trơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வழுக்கும் டிப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निसरडा उतार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaygan dip
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dip scivoloso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śliskie dip
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слизькій падіння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

baie alunecos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ολισθηρό βουτιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glibberige dip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hala dopp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glatte dip
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slippery dip

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIPPERY DIP»

The term «slippery dip» is used very little and occupies the 173.353 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIPPERY DIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slippery dip» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slippery dip» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slippery dip

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLIPPERY DIP»

Discover the use of slippery dip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slippery dip and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Terrific Topics: Lower primary book 2
Take the class for a slippery dip slide. Discuss other slippery dips they've been on, such as water slides or the long slides where you sit on a bag. Find a nearby grassy slope or long slippery dip. Slide down on sheets of cardboard or hessian ...
‎2002
2
Targeting Text: Photocopiable Units Based on English Text ...
The. slippery. Teaching notes for The Slippery Dip The Slippery Dip Let's. J he beach was crowded, and the swimming pool glistened with bright wet creatures, and &• strange-looking animals were plopping about, and small creatures were ...
‎1999
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The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay
A playground that usually only features monkey bars. Swings. A slippery dip. But today what I don't know is that it also features a poo. Monkey bars, swings, a slippery dip and a poo. One minute I'm sending Sally and her friends outside to play.
Rebecca Sparrow, 2013
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Australian Language and Culture
NSW QLD SA 10oz glass of beer middy middy schooner children's playground equipment for sliding down slippery dip; slippery dip slippery dip; slide slide a common black-and-white bird magpie; magpie; Murray magpie; peewee peewee  ...
Barry Blake, 2007
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All You Need to Know about Grammar
Zoe slid down the slippery dip. Ask: Down what? Answer: Slippery dip. Therefore, 'slippery dip' is the object of the preposition 'down'. Notice in the above sentence, if you ask whom or what of the verb 'slid', as in 'Zoe slid what?', the question ...
Kathi Wyldeck, 2007
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Troubletwisters:
She stood up and indicated the base of the slippery dip, where Jack was standing. “I was going to work on the slide next.” “She's right, Jaide,” said Jack, pointing. The slippery dip's legs had rusted right through and would have collapsed under ...
Garth Nix, Sean Williams, 2011
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The Batting Doctor's Cricket Wisdom
We all have had the thrill of going down a slippery dip. Unfortunately, those who believe they are failures have gone down a torturous mental slippery dip and hit rock bottom. To maintain and build our faith, it is important that we guard against  ...
The Batting Doctor, 2013
8
The Lingo: Listening to Australian English
The metal or plastic thing you slither down on is a SLIPPERY DIP in South Australia and a SLIDE (sometimes a SLIPPERY SLIDE) in New South Wales. Staid Victorians are content with SLIDE, as it is also usually called in 100 • THE LINGO ...
Graham Seal, 1999
9
Australian Phrasebook
... cocktail frankfurts little boys sausages children's playground apparatus used for sliding down slippery slippery slippery slide slide slippery dip/slide dip dip/ slide dip smooth sandwich paste made from ground roasted peanuts peanut peanut ...
‎1998
10
From Horse and Carts to Sputniks: My First Eighteen and a ...
Terry and I were in the park with some other kids; they were playing a bit rough, like one pulled a peddle car up tothe top of the slippery dip. He got in it androdeitto thebottom butno further because at the bottom wasalarge tractor tyre filledwith ...
Phillip J. Noonan, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLIPPERY DIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slippery dip is used in the context of the following news items.
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Japanese zoo plans cockroach races to recast hated insect as our …
People put on poo-shaped hats and slid down a slippery dip into the bowl. Inside was a video floor representing a sewer - a river of poo. The Japanese seem to ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Sydney buses slip, sliding away on painted road surfaces
One driver described a bus lane on Smith St, Parramatta, near the bus and rail interchange as a “slippery dip”. Another said of heading into the Parramatta ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Rocket park playground will open for school holidays in Chatswood …
“He built a 30 foot high 'Moon Rocket' slippery dip. It was so popular that over the next few years he built 37 more all over Australia, most of which are now either ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
4
Share this story
This is the theme for the Box Hill North woman's blog, Not Another Slippery Dip, for which she won an award for writing excellence at the 2015 Motivating Mum ... «Herald Sun, May 15»
5
Thrills and spills at the Bangalow Billy Cart Derby
Wet weather turned Byron Street into a virtual slippery dip on Sunday for Bangalow's craziest annual event. But that didn't stop the riders of these unique ... «Echonetdaily, May 15»
6
Review: photographer Trent Parke's double shot of darkness
A gleaming slippery dip appears no less other-worldy and monumental. A walk along an Adelaide beach alongside a rabbit becomes a nocturnal journey ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
7
SA agent shines on national stage
"The first time I ever sold something was a children's slippery dip at a clearance sale, so to be able to represent my state for the second time is a pretty special ... «Stock Journal, Apr 15»
8
Victor Harbor school unveils new 'Nest'
An indoor spiral slippery dip is one of the special features of a Victor Harbor school's new innovative learning space. Encounter Lutheran College (ELC) officially ... «The Times, Feb 15»
9
AirAsia plane overshoots Kalibo runway
First time to slide down the airoplane slippery dip no bags very scary landing . Bad weather and all planes to Kalibo should be cancelled, very scary moment ... «Coconuts Manila, Dec 14»
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Maps of Australian language – swimmers v cozzies, scallops v …
Slippery dip or slippery slide? While Australian English is mostly the same all over, there are some regional variations. There is little regional variation in accents ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»

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