Slap or slapping may refer to:
Common use
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Slapping (strike)
Slapping or smacking refers to striking a person with the open palm of the hand. A backhand uses the back of the hand instead of the palm.
Etymology and definitions
The word was first recorded in 1632, probably as a form of onomatopoeia. It sh ...
, a method of striking with the palm of the hand
Instances of slapping
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George S. Patton slapping incidents
In early August 1943, Lieutenant General George S. Patton slapped two United States Army soldiers under his command during the Sicily Campaign of World War II. Patton's hard-driving personality and lack of belief in the medical condition of comb ...
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Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident
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Slap (professional wrestling)
Strikes are offensive moves in professional wrestling, that can sometimes be used to set up an opponent for a hold or for a throw. There are a wide variety of strikes in pro wrestling, and many are known by several different names. Professional wre ...
, an attack in professional wrestling
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Happy slapping, a British fad in the 2000s
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Power Slap
Power Slap is an American slap fighting promotion company owned by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief executive officer Dana White.
Power Slap first gained notoriety by producing a reality television show titled ''Power Slap: Road to ...
'', a 2023 US television show where contestants slap each other in the face
Music
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Slap!
''Slap!'' is the fourth studio album by anarchist punk band Chumbawamba. A radical redefinition of the band's sound and attitude, the songs now inspires dancing more than moshing, and the lyrics are celebratory as opposed to victimist. The co ...
'', a 1990 album by English band Chumbawamba
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"Slap" (song), a 2006 song by American musician Ludacris
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Slapping (music), a musical technique used with stringed instruments
Science
* Secret large-scale atmospheric program, scientific term for
chemtrail conspiracy theory
The chemtrail conspiracy theory is the erroneous belief that long-lasting condensation trails are "chemtrails" consisting of chemical or biological agents left in the sky by high-flying aircraft, sprayed for nefarious purposes undisclosed to t ...
, a set of conspiracy theories
* Standard Light Antarctic Precipitation, a
reference material for stable isotope analysis
Other uses
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Saboted light armor penetrator, a family of ammunition designed to penetrate armor more efficiently than standard armor-piercing ammunition
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''Slap'' (magazine), American skateboard magazine 1992–2008
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Slap, Tržič
Slap () is a settlement in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered b ...
, a municipality in Slovenia
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SLAP tear, acronym derived from "superior labral tear from anterior to posterior", an injury to part of the shoulder blade
See also
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The Slap (disambiguation) The Slap may refer to:
* ''The Slap'' (film), 1974 French/Italian comedy film
* ''The Slap'' (novel), 2008 novel by Christos Tsiolkas
** ''The Slap'' (Australian TV series), 2011 Australian TV series based on Tsiolkas' novel
** ''The Slap'' (Am ...
* Slap tagging or
sticker art
Sticker art (also known as sticker bombing, sticker slapping, slap tagging, and sticker tagging) is a form of street art in which an image or message is publicly displayed using stickers. These stickers may promote a political agenda, comment o ...
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Slap tonguing
In music, the term ''slap tonguing'' refers to a musician playing a single-reed instrument such as a clarinet or a saxophone employing a technique to produce a popping sound along with the note.
The technique
The sound is created as a result of ...
, a musical technique used on wind instruments
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Strategic lawsuit against public participation
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (also known as SLAPP suits or intimidation lawsuits), or strategic litigation against public participation, are lawsuits intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with t ...
, or SLAPP, a type of lawsuit
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