Slippers

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Judith laughed at me recently for calling her slippers slippers. "No silly" she said "no slip", and demonstrated how they were in fact non-slip footwear. I've noticed this conundrum myself (particularly when I was pregnant with her and bought a pair precisely to stop me slipping) so googled the etymology.

In case you're now wondering, it is from 'slip' but refers to being able to slip the slipper on.