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back-slappingnounAlternative spelling of backslapping. [action of the verb to backslap]
back-slapperynoun(informal) The act of patting oneself or someone else on the back.
slappingverbThe act of giving a slap or slaps
happy slapnoun(informal) An instance of happy slapping.
knee-slappingnounThe action of striking one's own knee with the hand, associated with hearty laughter.
butt-slappingnoun(Canada, US, slang) Slapping the buttocks (an action associated with jest or as in a locker room).
clapnounThe act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
happy slappingnoun(informal) The practice of physically attacking (originally, slapping), and often verbally abusing, a person and photographing or filming the attack using a camera phone, the recording sometimes being sent to others to further humiliate the victim.
cockslapnoun(slang, vulgar, uncommon) Synonym of dickslap (“a slap with the penis”).
dope slapnoun(slang, humorous) A light slap to the back of the head intended as a disciplinary measure.
dickslapnoun(slang, vulgar, uncommon) The act of slapping someone with one's penis, particularly in the face.
smackingnounA series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.
slapnoun(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
kerslapnounA sudden slap or loud slapping blow.
clappingnounThe action by which someone or something claps.
slap on the handnounAlternative form of slap on the wrist. [Synonym of wrist-slap.]
slapbacknounA kind of doubling echo with relatively long delay between repetitions of the sound, so that the individual echoes can be perceived.
bitchslapnounAlternative spelling of bitch slap. [(slang, vulgar) An open-handed slap to the face.]
clapbacknoun(countable, originally African-American Vernacular, informal) A witty or sarcastic retort.
slap on the armnounAlternative form of slap on the wrist. [Synonym of wrist-slap.]

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