Why do they call them "slippers" if you aren't supposed to slip in them?

because you can easily slip your feet in and out of them without bending or tying or strapping and all that other junk.

Why do they call them "slippers" if you aren't supposed to slip in them?
because you slip your feet into them
Reply:Because you slip them on.
Reply:Because you don't have to tie them up, you just "slip" them on. So they called them Slippers.
Reply:It's easy to slip into them.
Reply:You silly! You slip IN to them; not IN them!!
Reply:Why are they driveways when you park on them and parkways when you drive on them. You call them the opposit of what you really mean, it's an American thing.
Reply:You slip INTO them.
Reply:i don't think i would like them if i slipped while i was wearing them. that would get old pretty fast...
Reply:because you slip INTO them



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