Slippy?

[erin-x]

This sounds really stupid but is 'slippy' actually a real word? I typed it in my essay and it came up on spell check but i'm sure it's a real word. I'm so confused!! haha x

[gingejbee]

Never used it. Always use "slippery".

[NazNomad]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/slippy

[erin-x]

Slippery is in the dictionary. Maybe slippy is a Scottish word? hmmm...

[alexanderd]

yes I agree, should be slippery

[ladyalex]

I use it all the time and it appears to be in a lot of dictionaries.
Think it is more of a Scottish usage, though.

http://www.onelook.co...ef&scwo=1&sswo=1&ls=a

[erin-x]

Thanks for replying guys, i've changed it to slippery. I've never even thought about it not being a proper word before lol.

[scotman]

slippy is in Chambers, same meaning as slippery, doesn't say anything about it being Scottish.

[scotman]

Also in OED. Same as slippery and also means slim or slender.

[gingejbee]

My dictionary says it is "informal and vulgar" - so, probably IS Scottish.

[alexanderd]

Ah the scots, where would we be without them?

[scotman]

You would have no decent politicians or football club managers.

[horseshoes]

The song Born Slippy by Underworld featured as the theme for Trainspotting. That was set in Scotland so perhaps there's a link.

[Francis Asis]

I use it all the time but I thought I had made it up.

[anneasquith]

alex. you wouldnt be getting antibiotics for your infections.

[erin-x]

I did think about that horseshoes.. Trainspotting is one of my favourite films!

[alexanderd]

I have ferguson for manager then get stuck and cant even start on politicians

[alexanderd]

Hey, dont get at me my grandfather was scottish so without them I would not be here!!!

[horseshoes]

Mine too Erin.

[boxtops]

Presumably the definition of "slim or slender" is where we get the expression "a slip of a girl"? I always assume it was to do with young plant cuttings, but this actually sounds a better option.

[Quizmonster]

As long ago as the 1500s, 'slip' was applied to young persons of either gender, especially if they were slender. Shakespeare uses it to mean a descendant. Later, it was even used of inanimate objects, such as a room or a garden, which fitted that same 'elongated' description.