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.