slapper
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slapper
- /ˈslæpɚ/ US
- /ˈslæpə/ UK
Rhymes with -æpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From slap + -er. For senses 2 and 3, the OED tentatively quotes the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Contemporary Slang: "This working class term from East London and Essex is probably a corruption of shlepper or schlepper, a word of Yiddish origin, one of whose meanings is a slovenly or immoral woman."
noun slappers
- One who, or that which, slaps.
- A prostitute. A fella looking dapper / And he's sittin' with a slapper / Then I see it's a pimp / And his crack whore
- A woman of loose morals.
- A type of detonator which uses a powerful surge of electricity to vaporize a thin metal foil, propelling a larger piece of plastic film at a speed high enough to detonate an explosive upon impact.
- Anything monstrous; a whopper.
Translations
Talk about this word "slapper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slapper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. slapper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/slapper "slapper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/slapper.Cite this
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title = {slapper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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