During
the 1980s, poorly made athletic shoes sold at Kmart, usually under
the brand names of athletix, trax, or dynamax. The nickname sliders was derived from observing the less-fortunate kids who wore them in gym class, sliding
all over the floor due to the poor quality of the soles.
Rodney missed school today because he slid into the
bleachers and hit his head while playing
floor hockey in gym class, likely as a result of
wearing Kmart sliders.