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Slurry shield
A slurry shield is a tunnel boring machine that supports the tunnel face with pressurized bentonite slurry, best suited to coarse sand and gravel with high groundwater pressure.
Slurry trench cut-off wall
A slurry trench cut-off wall is a vertical underground barrier built by excavating a bentonite-stabilized trench and filling it with low-permeability material to block groundwater flow and contain contaminants.
Slurry tunnel boring machine
A slurry tunnel boring machine, commonly called a mixshield, is a TBM that supports the tunnel face with pressurized bentonite slurry, chosen where groundwater must be held under tight pressure control.
Slush (startup event)
Slush is a not-for-profit startup event held each November in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2008 to connect early-stage founders with venture capital investors through matchmaking and pitching.
Slush fund
A slush fund is a pool of money kept outside an organization's audited accounts and used for undisclosed purposes, such as bribery or buying political influence.
Slush hydrogen
Slush hydrogen (SLH2) is a mixture of solid hydrogen particles in subcooled liquid hydrogen, studied as a denser rocket propellant with about 16% higher density than liquid hydrogen.
Slut
Slut is an offensive English word for a woman thought to have many sexual partners, first attested c. 1400 meaning an untidy woman; central to slut-shaming, the sexual double standard, and SlutWalk reclamation.
Slut Me Out 2
Slut Me Out 2 is a 2024 explicit single by Memphis rapper NLE Choppa, sequel to his 2x Platinum 2022 song Slut Me Out; released via Warner Records, produced by EMRLD and Synthetic, known for its self-love hook and viral spread.
Slut Pop Miami
Slut Pop Miami is the fourth EP by Kim Petras, released February 14, 2024 on Republic/Amigo Records; a 12-track, roughly 24-minute Dr. Luke-produced sequel to her 2022 EP Slut Pop with a Miami theme.
Slut-shaming
Slut-shaming, also called slut bashing, is the stigmatization of women and girls for actual or perceived sexual behavior or appearance. Key facts: sexual double standard, 50% of girls affected, SlutWalk protest movement.
Slut: The Play
Slut: The Play is a Katie Cappiello play by The Arts Effect All-Girl Theater Company, premiered at the 2013 NY Fringe Festival, about teen Joey Del Marco's sexual assault and slut-shaming; adapted into Netflix's Grand Army.
Slutsk Uprising
The Slutsk Uprising (Слуцкае паўстанне) was an armed 1920 attempt by Belarusian forces loyal to the Belarusian People's Republic to defend the Slutsk district against the Red Army.
SlutWalk
SlutWalk: transnational feminist protest movement founded in Toronto in 2011 after a police officer's victim-blaming remark at York University; marches against slut-shaming and rape culture, spread to over 50 countries.
SLV (Indian rocket)
The SLV-3 was India's first satellite launch vehicle, an all-solid four-stage rocket developed by ISRO, led by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and flown four times between 1979 and 1983.
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone was an American funk rock band from San Francisco, led by Sly Stone and active from the late 1960s to 1975.
Sly Cooper
Sly Cooper is a PlayStation stealth platformer series starring a raccoon master thief, made by Sucker Punch (2002-2005) and Sanzaru (Thieves in Time, 2013); Sony owns the IP, dormant since 2013.
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (Sly Raccoon) is a 2002 Sucker Punch stealth platformer for PS2, starring raccoon thief Sly Cooper recovering the stolen Thievius Raccoonus book from the Fiendish Five; Metacritic 86, re-released on PS4/PS5 in 2024.
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, also known as Sly Cooper 4, is a stealth platform game by Sanzaru Games, released in 2013 for PlayStation 3 and PS Vita.
Sly Dunbar
Sly Dunbar, born Lowell Fillmore Dunbar, was a Jamaican drummer and producer, half of Sly & Robbie, known for the rockers beat and work with reggae's biggest names.
Sly Stone
Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart, 1943–2025), American funk pioneer, frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, the first major racially integrated, mixed-gender band; hits "Everyday People" and "Family Affair"; died of COPD.
Sm and LSm protein families
The Sm and LSm protein families, also called Sm and Sm-like proteins, are RNA-binding protein families that form seven-membered rings central to RNA splicing and decay.
SM Entertainment (SM엔터테인먼트)
SM Entertainment (SM엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company, founded by Lee Soo-man in 1995 and headquartered in Seoul, that produces and manages K-pop artists including EXO and aespa.
SM Group
SM Group, also known as the Samra Midas group, is a South Korean business group founded in 1988 by builder Woo Oh-hyun, centered on construction and shipping.
SM Investments
SM Investments Corporation is the holding company of the SM Group, the Philippines' largest conglomerate, founded by Henry Sy Sr. in 1960 and spanning retail, malls, and banking.
SM Mall of Asia
SM Mall of Asia is a large shopping mall in Pasay City, Philippines, opened in 2006 on reclaimed Manila Bay land and one of the world's largest malls.
SM Nuvali
SM Nuvali, also known as SM City Nuvali, is a shopping mall by SM Prime Holdings in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines, set to open in November 2026.
SM Rookies
SM Rookies (에스엠루키즈, SMROOKIES) was SM Entertainment's pre-debut trainee team, launched December 2013; its first members Seulgi, Taeyong, and Jeno debuted in Red Velvet and NCT, with later cohorts feeding aespa and Riize before SMTR25 succeeded it.
SM Station
SM Station (SM STATION) is SM Entertainment's digital single project, launched February 3, 2016 by Lee Soo-man, releasing one track every Friday; season 1 ran 52 songs starting with Taeyeon's "Rain", season 2 had 57, and NCT LAB followed in 2022.
SM Supermalls
SM Supermalls, also known as SM Malls, is the shopping mall chain of SM Prime Holdings, the Philippines' largest mall operator, running 89 Philippine malls and nine in China as of 2025.
SM Town
SM Town (SMTOWN) is the musical collective brand of SM Entertainment artists, covering joint compilation releases and all-roster concerts such as SMTOWN LIVE, including the 2025 30th-anniversary Seoul show.