Slip melons are those that are easy to tell when to pick/when they are optimally ripe - you gently press where the stem meets the fruit and they slip off (typical Canteloupes, Galia melons, etc). Other types have to be cut from the vine - and they can either be eaten immediately, or, I assume, can sit on the shelf for a few days to ripen further (Honeydews fit this class).
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