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.