Phrases & SayingsPolitics and public life
slip, slop, slap
Also: slip! slop! slap!
Wear protective clothing, sunscreen and a hat in the sun.
In a sentence
Slip, slop, slap before you head into the sun.
Where it came from
The phrase began as the message of an Australian skin-cancer campaign launched in 1981: slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australia-wide