English Explanatory Dictionary

slap in the face

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, in, the, face. (This sense is a translation hub.)
verb
  1. To insult or offend unnecessarily.
  2. To be or suddenly become bluntly obvious to.

Pronunciation

En-au-slap in the face.ogg

Word forms

slap in the face slaps in the face slapping in the face slapped in the face

Synonyms

kick in the teeth smack in the face

Related words

cuff on the ear bitch-slap pimp-slap
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