Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Middle English slappen, of uncertain origin, possibly imitative. Compare Low German Slappe (“slap”), whence also German Schlappe (“defeat”). Compare also Italian sleppa (“slap”).
These cookies are slap.
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From Middle English slappen, of uncertain origin, possibly imitative. Compare Low German Slappe (“slap”), whence also German Schlappe (“defeat”). Compare also Italian sleppa (“slap”).
You just take my orders, Cap’n Hawkins, and we’ll sail slap in and be done with it.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
They called the tom-cat to the trap, / Who molrowed as he smelt at the door, O— / Opened his mouth and swallowed him slap, / All the while most profanely he swore, O!1864, Tony Pastor, John F. Poole, Tony Pastor's Complete Budget of Comic Songs, page 63:
He tossed the file down slap in the middle of the table.
just · slap bang · smack dab · right
bg точно (exactly) · es justo (exactly) · bg направо (exactly)
From Middle English slappen, of uncertain origin, possibly imitative. Compare Low German Slappe (“slap”), whence also German Schlappe (“defeat”). Compare also Italian sleppa (“slap”).
He gave me a friendly slap on the back as a sign of camaraderie.
the slap of my feet on the bathroom tiles
Havens goes into the terrific Freedom for an encore, which will turn out to be a highlight of the movie; its chopped guitar and conga slaps pre-empt late 90s R&B.2019 August 15, Bob Stanley, “'Groovy, groovy, groovy': listening to Woodstock 50 years on – all 38 discs”, in The Guardian:
If you had too much slap on when you went out . . . your mates say too much slap on your ecaf. Yeah. Oh really girl? Yes . . . Go in the lavs here and have a look.Quoted in 2006, Matt Houlbrook, Queer London (page 151)
Well, she schlumphed her Vera down the screech at a rate of knots, zhooshed up the riah, checked the slap in the mirror behind the bar, straightened up one ogle fake riah that had come adrift, and bold as brass orderlied over as fast as she could manage in those bats and, in her best lips, asked, if she could parker the omi a bevvy.1997, James Gardiner, Who's a Pretty Boy Then?, page 123:
[…] which seek to retake public space for their own expression, using graffiti, stickering, 'slaps' and street art to dissent from the commercialisation of the public sphere.2019, Saskia Hufnagel, Duncan Chappell, The Palgrave Handbook on Art Crime, page 859:
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| slaps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
bitch-slap · pimp-slap · slap skate · slap on the back · knee-slapping · butt-slapping · slap and tickle · cockslap · tight slap · dickslap · slap-headed · slappity · slap in the face · slap on the hand · slapdown · slap marker · slap of five · beslap · slap fight · slapstick · slaphappy · slap mark · slap shot · Iberian slap · Slapgate · slapback · happy slap · wall slap · trout slap · slapgate · bitch slap · slap on the wrist · dope slap · slapdash · turkey slap · thigh-slapping · slapsies · happy slapping · slappy · slap-back · back slap · slap print · back-slapping · pimp slap · trout-slap · slap bracelet · chain slap · go slap off on · slap on the arm · backslap · kerslap · slap bet · cyberslap
sv käftsmäll (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es palmotazo (A blow dealt with the open hand) · mr थप्पड (A blow dealt with the open hand) · bcl sapak (A blow dealt with the open hand) · tl sampal (A blow dealt with the open hand) · gl lapote (A blow dealt with the open hand) · cmn 耳光 (A blow dealt with the open hand) · nrf gifl'ye (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hi चपेट (A blow dealt with the open hand) · fi läpsäytys (A blow dealt with the open hand) · scn cincu-jita (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es bofetada (The sound of such a blow.) · mfe kalot (A blow dealt with the open hand) · grc κόλαφος (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ru оплеу́ха (A blow dealt with the open hand) · bg плесник (A blow dealt with the open hand) · scn cincu-liri (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ar لَطْمَة (A blow dealt with the open hand) · pl policzek (A blow dealt with the open hand) · sw kibare (A blow dealt with the open hand) · cs facka (A blow dealt with the open hand) · nl mep (A blow dealt with the open hand) · is gefa einhverjum kinnhest) (A blow dealt with the open hand) · pt estalo (A blow dealt with the open hand) · scn giafalata (A blow dealt with the open hand) · wa tchofe (A blow dealt with the open hand) · fr gifle (A blow dealt with the open hand) · et löök (A blow dealt with the open hand) · grc ἀλάπη (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hu arculütés (A blow dealt with the open hand) · afb سطار, صطار (A blow dealt with the open hand) · bg плесница (A blow dealt with the open hand) · gl bofetada (A blow dealt with the open hand) · pt chapada (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ky токот (A blow dealt with the open hand) · el χαστούκι (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es bofetada (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es manazo (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hi लाफा (A blow dealt with the open hand) · pt bofetada (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hi चांटा (A blow dealt with the open hand) · de Makeup (Makeup, cosmetics.) · hi झापड़ (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ru штукату́рка (Makeup, cosmetics.) · fi läpsäys (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ota سله (A blow dealt with the open hand) · pl klepnięcie (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ur چانٹا (A blow dealt with the open hand) · mr चपराक (A blow dealt with the open hand) · scn manata (A blow dealt with the open hand) · la alapa (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ur تھپڑ (A blow dealt with the open hand) · no ørefik (A blow dealt with the open hand) · nrf cliaque (A blow dealt with the open hand) · nrf nord-êt (A blow dealt with the open hand) · fi läimäytys (A blow dealt with the open hand) · as থাপৰ (A blow dealt with the open hand) · wa ratournêye (A blow dealt with the open hand) · scn jangata (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es lapo (A blow dealt with the open hand) · tr sille (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hu arculcsapás (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ary طرشة (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ckb چەپۆک (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hy սիլլա (A blow dealt with the open hand) · fi räpsähdys (The sound of such a blow.) · es guantazo (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hu csapás (A blow dealt with the open hand) · sq dackë (A blow dealt with the open hand) · gl sopapo (A blow dealt with the open hand) · bg шамар (A blow dealt with the open hand) · sv örfil (A blow dealt with the open hand) · nrf mornifl'ye (A blow dealt with the open hand) · scn timpulata (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ckb زلە (A blow dealt with the open hand) · arz قلم (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ang plætt (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ru шлепо́к (A blow dealt with the open hand) · nrf charabouste (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ja 平手打ち (A blow dealt with the open hand) · gl lufiada (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ga boiseog (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ru затре́щина (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hi थप्पड़ (A blow dealt with the open hand) · arz كشاف (A blow dealt with the open hand) · eo manfrapo (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es mandoble (A blow dealt with the open hand) · nrf talmouse (A blow dealt with the open hand) · tr tokat (A blow dealt with the open hand) · el σφαλιάρα (A blow dealt with the open hand) · az şapalaq (A blow dealt with the open hand) · no en over kjeften (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hi चाँटा (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ky шапалак (A blow dealt with the open hand) · wa racatoirtcheye (A blow dealt with the open hand) · de Schlag (A blow dealt with the open hand) · wa berlafe (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hy ապտակ (A blow dealt with the open hand) · tr şaplak (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es cachetada (The sound of such a blow.) · scn parmata (A blow dealt with the open hand) · mk шлаканица (A blow dealt with the open hand) · arz كف (A blow dealt with the open hand) · id tamparan (A blow dealt with the open hand) · scn boffa (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es manotazo (A blow dealt with the open hand) · pl klaps (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hi चपत (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es cachetada (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hi रहपट (A blow dealt with the open hand) · vo flapil (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hi कंटाप (A blow dealt with the open hand) · nl klets (A blow dealt with the open hand) · gl labazada (A blow dealt with the open hand) · fa سیلی (A blow dealt with the open hand) · is löðrungur (A blow dealt with the open hand) · pt palmada (A blow dealt with the open hand) · fr claque (A blow dealt with the open hand) · sw kibare (The sound of such a blow.) · ca bufetada (A blow dealt with the open hand) · cop ⲁⲥ (A blow dealt with the open hand) · pt tapa (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es bife (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es bofetón (A blow dealt with the open hand) · sl klofuta (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ar صَفْعَة (A blow dealt with the open hand) · fr fessée (A blow dealt with the open hand) · fi läpsäys (The sound of such a blow.) · nrf girnouffl'ye (A blow dealt with the open hand) · et hoop (A blow dealt with the open hand) · uk ля́пас (A blow dealt with the open hand) · it schiaffo (A blow dealt with the open hand) · fi läimäys (A blow dealt with the open hand) · de Klaps (A blow dealt with the open hand) · wa bafe (A blow dealt with the open hand) · pt tabefe (A blow dealt with the open hand) · da lussing (A blow dealt with the open hand) · bg грим (Makeup, cosmetics.) · sv hurring (A blow dealt with the open hand) · mk шамар (A blow dealt with the open hand) · mr चापट (A blow dealt with the open hand) · sw kibao (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ja ビンタ (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es guantada (A blow dealt with the open hand) · gl cachete (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ru шлепо́к (The sound of such a blow.) · as চৰ (A blow dealt with the open hand) · cmn 拍擊 /拍击 (A blow dealt with the open hand) · sq shputë (A blow dealt with the open hand) · et kõrvakiil (A blow dealt with the open hand) · arz اقلام (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hu pofon (A blow dealt with the open hand) · tr şamar (A blow dealt with the open hand) · is snoppungur (A blow dealt with the open hand) · he סְטִירָה (A blow dealt with the open hand) · afb كف (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es manotada (A blow dealt with the open hand) · fi läpsähdys (The sound of such a blow.) · fi läpsy (A blow dealt with the open hand) · it sberla (A blow dealt with the open hand) · it ceffone (A blow dealt with the open hand) · grc ῥάπισμα (A blow dealt with the open hand) · de Schminke (Makeup, cosmetics.) · hy չափալախ (A blow dealt with the open hand) · luy ekofi (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ru пощёчина (A blow dealt with the open hand) · nrf cliamuse (A blow dealt with the open hand) · scn timpuluni (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ru хлопо́к (The sound of such a blow.) · acw كَفّ (A blow dealt with the open hand) · sq shuplakë (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hi तमाचा (A blow dealt with the open hand) · cop ⲁⲁⲥ (A blow dealt with the open hand) · ht kalot (A blow dealt with the open hand) · nrf paffe (A blow dealt with the open hand) · mzn لپاسه (A blow dealt with the open hand) · hu ütés (A blow dealt with the open hand) · es cachete (A blow dealt with the open hand)
From Middle English slappen, of uncertain origin, possibly imitative. Compare Low German Slappe (“slap”), whence also German Schlappe (“defeat”). Compare also Italian sleppa (“slap”).
She slapped him in response to the insult.
He slapped the reins against the horse's back.
The rain slapped against the window-panes.
Mrs. Flanders rose, slapped her coat this side and that to get the sand off, and picked up her black parasol.1922 October 26, Virginia Woolf, chapter 1, in Jacob’s Room, Richmond, London: […] Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, →OCLC; republished London: The Hogarth Press, 1960, →OCLC:
Also I will never get tired of the song "Motion Sickness" by Phoebe Bridgers. Shit slaps.2019 April, Gloria Perez, “Your Things”, in Your Mag, page 74:
There are some cinematic elements, but at the end of the day, the album fucking slaps.2019, “Glass Battles”, in PT Music Watch, number 1, page 35:
The band's new single slaps.
Extremely stupid but extremely catchy, with the squelchiest synth I’ve ever heard, it slaps in the simplest way a song can slap.2025 December 25, Claire Biddles, “Paranoia, pop-dubstep and perfectly odd gems: the best old music we discovered this year”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, La Bionda – One for You, One for Me (1978):
And yes, some characters are trapped in a room filling with yoghurt. But despite our misgivings, this show still absolutely slaps[.]2025 December 26, Stuart Heritage, “Stranger Things season five vol 2 review – the fact that this isn’t unbearable is a miracle”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
2016's 'Girls Like Me' still slaps to this day.2019 November, Elly Watson, “The Great 2019 Debate”, in DIY, page 59:
We'd better slap some fresh paint on that wall.
Louise Belcher: "On Monday there was supposed to be some big schoolboard inspection or something, so instead of cleaning the place up, what does the principal do? He panics. He and the janitor and the janitor's brother slap a wall where the door used to be." Gene Belcher: "Wall slap."2018, “The Secret Ceramics Room of Secrets”, in Bob's Burgers:
As part of Switzerland's direct democratic system, voters will also be weighing in on whether to slap new taxes on the super-rich to help finance the country's effort against climate change.2025 November 27, “Swiss to vote on compulsory civic duty for all”, in France24 News:
I was slapped with a parking fine.
With no drums, Black began slapping his bass to keep time while Moore's guitar leaped in and out of the melody line.2007, Jon Paulien, The Gospel from Patmos:
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| slapped | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
slappable · slap someone five · slap around · slap my ass and call me Susan · slappingly · slap leather · unslapped · slappee · slap my ass and call me Sally · slapper · slap someone's wrist · slap together · slap someone around · wrist-slap · slap down · slap bellies · slap-up · slap my ass and call me Judy · slap the salami
rule · go hard · kick · shine · eat · devour · rock · bang · rock · eat and leave no crumbs · kick ass · excel · bang · slay · slap · eat · rule
izh issuttaa (to give a slap) · mi pāhia (to give a slap) · ja ひっぱたく (to give a slap) · es manotear (to give a slap) · ru шлёпать (to give a slap) · fi läpäyttää (to give a slap) · arz ضرب (to give a slap) · hy ապտակել (to give a slap) · acw لطم (to give a slap) · fi lyödä (To place, to put carelessly) · nrf cliatchi (to give a slap) · io frapar (to give a slap) · de ohrfeigen (to give a slap) · izh kleittää (to give a slap) · it scaraventare (To place, to put carelessly) · fi mätkäyttää (to cause something to strike soundly) · ckb زلە لێدان (to give a slap) · fa سیلی زدن (to give a slap) · arz لطش (to give a slap) · arz رقع (to give a slap) · it schiaffeggiare (to give a slap) · fr gifler (to give a slap) · nrf charbousseter (to give a slap) · nl kletsen (to give a slap) · vi vỗ (to give a slap) · ja 平手打ちする (to give a slap) · es lapear (to give a slap) · ckb چەپۆک لێدان (to give a slap) · izh napsuttaa (to give a slap) · es bofetear (to give a slap) · la depalmo (to give a slap) · izh tappaa (to give a slap) · ur تھپڑ مارنا (to give a slap) · izh iskiä (to give a slap) · it sbattere (To place, to put carelessly) · ru дава́ть пощёчину (to give a slap) · eu aurpegian jo (to give a slap) · vi vả (to give a slap) · ru дать пощёчину (to give a slap) · ca bufetejar (to give a slap) · izh kommia (to give a slap) · el σφαλιαρίζω (to give a slap) · sq backos (to give a slap) · arz رزع (to give a slap) · tr tokatlamak (to give a slap) · km ទះកំផ្លៀង (to give a slap) · fi mätkäistä (to cause something to strike soundly) · arz كفخ (to give a slap) · de patschen (to give a slap) · it colpire (to give a slap) · vi tát (to give a slap) · nl neerkwakken (To place, to put carelessly) · bcl sapak (to give a slap) · cmn 掌摑 /掌掴 (to give a slap) · km ទះ (to give a slap) · tr pat diye ses çıkarmak (to cause something to strike soundly) · fi läpsäistä (to cause something to strike soundly) · lt pliaukštelėti (to give a slap) · arz سفخ (to give a slap) · pt dar um tapa (to give a slap) · es golpear (to cause something to strike soundly) · it sbattere (to cause something to strike soundly) · tr sille atmak (to give a slap) · fi läpsäistä (to give a slap) · fi läimäyttää (to give a slap) · es abofetear (to give a slap) · grc ῥαπίζω (to give a slap) · no slå (to give a slap) · chr ᎠᏏᏛᏂᎭ (to give a slap) · got 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to give a slap) · hu pofon vág (to give a slap) · hy չափալախել (to give a slap) · tr şamarlamak (to give a slap) · bg шляпвам (to give a slap) · fr fesser (to give a slap) · ar لَطَمَ (to give a slap) · az şapalaqlamaq (to give a slap) · ang plættan (to give a slap) · de klatschen (to give a slap) · arz هف (to give a slap) · es guantear (to give a slap) · pdc aabappe (to give a slap) · pdc aabappe (To place, to put carelessly) · tr vurmak (to give a slap) · fi roiskia (To place, to put carelessly) · eo vangofrapi (to give a slap) · acw لطش (to give a slap) · id menampar (to give a slap) · bg зашлевявам (to give a slap) · arz ناول (to give a slap) · acw أعطى كف (to give a slap) · izh peeksää (to give a slap) · no fike (to give a slap) · arz هت (to give a slap) · ar صَفَعَ (to give a slap) · pdc aabappe (to cause something to strike soundly) · qu ch'aqlay (to give a slap) · hu arcul csap (to give a slap) · fi läpsäyttää (to give a slap) · nrf cliaper (to give a slap) · tr aşk etmek (to give a slap) · nl meppen (to give a slap) · njo-jgl ama (to give a slap) · la alapam dō (to give a slap) · hi थप्पड़ मारना (to give a slap) · de (leicht) schlagen (to give a slap) · pt esbofetear (to give a slap) · es palmotear (to give a slap) · sv smälla till (to give a slap) · nrf cliamûser (to give a slap) · acw رقع (to give a slap) · fi mätkäyttää (To place, to put carelessly) · ru шлёпнуть (to give a slap) · vo flapilön (to give a slap) · nn daska (to give a slap) · es cachetear (to give a slap) · acw صَفَق (to give a slap) · it dare una pacca a (to give a slap) · as চৰিওৱা (to give a slap) · hu arcul üt (to give a slap) · el χαστουκίζω (to give a slap) · mi taupaki (to give a slap) · izh löövvä (to give a slap) · hu képen töröl (to give a slap) · es aventar (To place, to put carelessly) · nn klaska (to give a slap)