Slip Slop Slap
- noun
- Archaic
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Slip Slop Slap
- Australians are reminded every summer to Slip Slop Slap before going outdoors.
Examples
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The Slip Slop Slap message has helped reduce rates of skin cancer.
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Remember to practice Slip Slop Slap this summer!
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Teachers taught the children to Slip Slop Slap before recess.
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The Slip Slop Slap campaign is vital for sun safety.
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The campaign encourages outdoor workers to follow the Slip Slop Slap advice for sun safety.
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Parents should teach their children the Slip Slop Slap message to ensure they are protected from the sun.
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During the summer, it's essential to remember the Slip Slop Slap slogan to stay safe under the sun.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The slogan uses three familiar verbs in an alliterative imperative pattern that suggests putting things on, so a learner who knows 'slip' (as in 'slip on a shirt') could infer part of the meaning. However 'slop' and 'slap' are used in extended/metaphorical senses (apply sunscreen, put on a hat) that depart from their core literal senses, and the phrase is a culture-specific public-health slogan, so full interpretation requires some exposure. These mixed factors make the expression partially predictable but not fully transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Slip Slop Slap is a simple Australian slogan that tells people to slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat before going into the sun. The clear picture of putting on clothes and sunscreen makes it easy to remember, so the phrase means 'protect yourself from the sun'.
