Slap or slapping may refer to: *

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 *

Slapping (music) Slapping and popping are ways to produce percussive sounds on a stringed instrument. It is primarily used on the double bass or bass guitar. Slapping on bass guitar involves using the edge of one's knuckle, where it is particularly bony, to ...

, a musical technique used with stringed instruments *

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 * ''Slap'' (magazine), American skateboard magazine 1992–2008 *

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 *

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 * ''

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 * "Slap" (song), a 2006 song by American musician Ludacris *

Saboted light armor penetrator The saboted light armor penetrator (SLAP) family of firearm ammunition is designed to penetrate armor more efficiently than standard armor-piercing ammunition. In the US it was developed by the Marine Corps during the mid/late 1980s and was approv ...

, a family of ammunition designed to penetrate armor more efficiently than standard armor-piercing ammunition *

SLAP tear Slap or slapping may refer to: * Slapping (strike), a method of striking with the palm of the hand * Slapping (music), a musical technique used with stringed instruments * Slap tonguing, a musical technique used on wind instruments * ''Slap'' (m ...

, a tear of the superior glenoid labrum from anterior to posterior * Secret large-scale atmospheric program, a set of conspiracy theories * 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 ...

* Standard Light Antarctic Precipitation, a reference material for stable isotope analysis

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