I always thought of it as having to do with halflings being able to slip about unnoticed. Although there is the idea from our own world of a slip of a girl, could be another possible fit. That was my original thought, too. It doesn't necessarily seem too offensive, but I know that even in our own world, offense doesn't always have to be what word it is, but how it is used.
I'm running a Skull and Shackles campaign for my friends and one of my players asked me where the pejorative term 'slip' came from, as one of my NPCs consistently refers to Rosie Cusswell by this racial slur. I told him I'd look into it, but all I can find is that it's mentioned in the Cheliax Campaign Setting as a racial slur originating in Cheliax for many halfings that are slaves there and the iconic Mesmerist Meligaster grows up in a 'Sliphouse'. I'm not sure which term came first. I'm sure I could think up something creative and awesome, but I wanted to know if it was ever mentioned somewhere that I missed or if anyone else has a creative way that they've used to explain the term to their players. Thanks! |
