Meaning
Slippers — but in Jamaica this means flip-flops or sandals, the everyday open footwear for the house, yard, and beach, not bedroom slippers. 'Put on yuh slippas' means slip on your flip-flops. A 'slippas' can even be snatched off as a threat ('mi wi tek off mi slippas!').
Examples
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Slip on yuh slippas an come outside.
Slip on your flip-flops and come outside.
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Mi lef mi slippas a di beach.
I left my flip-flops at the beach.
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Behave, before mi tek off mi slippas!
Behave, before I take off my flip-flop (to hit you)!
Origin
The Patois pronunciation of 'slippers', shifted in meaning to 'flip-flops/sandals', the everyday casual footwear.
How it’s used
Means flip-flops/sandals, not house slippers. A raised 'slippas' is a classic mother's threat.