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wrist-slap en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable) A mild reprimand, especially one that many observers might consider too lenient.
   • Some crimes clearly warrant more than a mere wrist-slap — physically dangerous people must be removed from circulation.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
wrist-slaps	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

slap on the hand · slap on the wrist · slap on the arm

Translations (8)

fi torut (overly mild punishment) · cmn 輕微的懲罰 /轻微的惩罚 (overly mild punishment) · pl łagodna kara (overly mild punishment) · ru получи́ть по ша́пке (overly mild punishment) · de but see zu milde Strafe (overly mild punishment) · nl tik op de vingers (overly mild punishment) · ru получи́ть по рука́м (overly mild punishment) · fi näpäytys (overly mild punishment)

wrist-slap en · VERB

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To reprimand mildly.
   • You know the mother will probably only wrist-slap her "little angel" with a tsk-tsk. No wonder the kid is a little terror.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
wrist-slapping	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
wrist-slapped	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
wrist-slapped	Tense=Past		lexicographic
wrist-slaps	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Synonyms

kid-glove · slap someone's wrist · slap on the hand · slap on the wrist · slap on the arm

Translations (6)

pl skarcić łagodnie (to reprimand mildly) · vi giơ cao đánh khẽ (to reprimand mildly) · fi torua (to reprimand mildly) · pl karcić łagodnie (to reprimand mildly) · nl op de vingers tikken (to reprimand mildly) · fi näpäyttää (to reprimand mildly)