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Etymology 1

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Verb

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sliving

  1. present participle and gerund of slive

Etymology 2

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Coined by celebrity Paris Hilton in 2019 as a blend of slaying (amazing, stunning, excelling) +‎ living (making the most of life).[1]

Adjective

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sliving (comparative more sliving, superlative most sliving)

  1. (neologism) Glamorous and classy.
    • 2019 December 17, Sandra Song, “Paris Hilton Invents 'Sliving' While Interviewing Kim Petras”, in Paper Mag[1], archived from the original on 2022-08-18:
      That said, we're definitely going to keep our eyes peeled for some "sliving" merch very, very soon.
    • 2021 July 27, Tammie Teclemariam, “What Does Paris Hilton Mean By Sliving?”, in Gawker[2], archived from the original on 2023-02-02:
      And soon cooking is about to get a lot more sliving, now that Cooking with Paris, a 6-part series, is coming to Netflix this August.
    • 2021 August 6, Alex Zaragoza, “Paris Hilton's 'Cooking With Paris' Is Both Charming and Relatable”, in VICE[3], archived from the original on 2022-12-15:
      Take her famous "sliving lasagna," for example. It's a family recipe, passed down from her grandmother Kathleen, "an amazing cook."
    • 2021 August 10, Emily Heil, “Paris Hilton's new cooking show gets everything wrong about cooking”, in The Washington Post[4], archived from the original on 2022-03-12:
      She's almost always wearing "sliving gloves" — lacy or bejeweled fingerless numbers she's named after a catchphrase that seems to combine "slaying" with "living your best life" — that constantly get smeared with whatever she's making.
    • 2022 April 25, Nardine Saad, “Paris Hilton's bodyguard goes viral after Coachella moment”, in Los Angeles Times[5], archived from the original on 2022-07-15:
      Paris Hilton's bodyguard isn't "sliving" even if his client is.
    • 2022 May 28, Hannah Hargrave, “Paris Hilton models monochrome beachwear in stunning vacation photo”, in Hello Magazine[6], archived from the original on 2022-10-17:
      Congratulatory messages flowed in from fans, many of whom deemed Nicky to be "beautiful" as one wrote: "Picture perfect." Another said: "Most sliving aunt out there," with a third adding: "So awesome congratulations!!! That's Hott," and one commenting: "Wonderful photos, you're all so graceful."

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  1. ^ sliving”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present:Blend slaying and living your best life together and, if you’re Paris Hilton, you get sliving.

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