slapping

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slapping

/ˈslæpɪŋ/

Rhymes with -æpɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of slap

noun slappings

The act of giving a slap or slaps
The slap bass technique

adjective more slapping · most slapping

slang Very large; whopping. It remains to be seen whether she will retain her coat after whelping; if she does, then Americans will be able to admire a slapping great collie bitch — a matron of the robust kind yet retaining all those graces of the collie female of quality.

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Closest in meaning: abused, cuffed, ill-treated, maltreated, mistreated, smack, hit, striking, blow, smacking, happy slap, happy slapping, backslapping, dickslap, kerslap, back-slapping

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@misc{slapping_2026,
  title = {slapping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slapping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}