So far, the definitions of slope debris flow are cinders and divergent, even, some scholars equate it with the hill slope debris flow/landslide-induced debris flow and other similar terms. This article summarizes research on the slope debris flow, from the definition and classification of debris flow, study on the classification of slope debris flow , analyzes the formation conditions, properties and characteristics of slope debris flow, at last, use the definition method of attribute and kind, tentatively give the preliminary definition of the slope debris flow .