Slippering vs. Slipper — What's the Difference?

A slippering is a term for the act of smacking the buttocks, or the hands, with a slipper as a form of corporal punishment. A slippering on the buttocks is a form of spanking; it is a much more common method than slippering on the hands.

To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment.

A spanking with a slipper.

Slippers are light footwear that are easy to put on and off and are intended to be worn indoors, particularly at home. They provide comfort and protection for the feet when walking indoors.

A comfortable slip-on shoe that is worn indoors.

Beat (someone) with a slipper

A low shoe that can be slipped on and off easily and is usually worn indoors.

A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.

Such a shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom or house slipper.

A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).

A person who slips.

A kind of apron or pinafore for children.

A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.

(engineering) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and permit adjustment; a gib.

A form of corporal punishment where the buttocks are repeatedly struck with a plimsoll; "the slipper".

(euphemism) The plimsoll or gym shoe used in this form of punishment.

(medicine) A kind of bedpan urinal shaped like a shoe.

(obsolete) slippery

One who, or that which, slips.

A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe.

A kind of apron or pinafore for children.

A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.

A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; - also called shoe, and gib.

Slippery.

Low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors

A person who slips or slides because of loss of traction