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.