slip-and-slide

English

Alternative forms

• slip and slide

Etymology

From the trade name Slip 'N Slide, from slip and slide.

Noun

slip-and-slide (plural slip-and-slides)

1. A toy consisting of a long sheet of thin plastic that can be connected to a hose to cover it in water through perforations along its length, producing a slippery surface for sliding on.
   • 2010, Michael Gilbert, Fifty-Nine Days, page 194:

     After placing the slip-and-slide down at the far end of the yard, I walked back to where Ray was and watched him work.

   • 2016, Kate Copsey, New York & New Jersey Month-by-Month Gardening:

     Move garden toys, such as kiddie paddling pools and slip-and-slide water toys, around the lawn every few days or weekly during summer.

   • 2017, A. M. Willard, Boys, Toys - Oh My!, volume 1:

     Just before I try to form a coherent thought Megan calls out to me, causing me to spin and trip over the bag I have resting next to me. Here I am, spread out on my tummy like I'm about to slide down a slip and slide for the whole place to witness.