Slap or slapping may refer to:
Common use
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Slapping (strike)
Slapping or smacking is Strike (attack), striking a person with the open Hand#Areas, palm of the hand, in a movement known as a slap or smack. A backhand uses the back of the hand instead of the palm.
Etymology and definitions
The word ''slap' ...
, a method of striking with the palm of the hand
Instances of slapping
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George S. Patton slapping incidents
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Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident
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Slap (professional wrestling), an attack in professional wrestling
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Happy slapping
Happy slapping was a fad originating in the United Kingdom around 2005, in which one or more people attack a victim for the purpose of recording the assault (commonly with a camera phone or a smartphone). Though the term usually refers to relativ ...
, a British fad in the 2000s
* ''
Power Slap'', a 2023 US television show where contestants slap each other in the face
Music
* ''
Slap!'', 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)
Slapping and popping are ways to produce percussive sounds on a stringed instrument. They are 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, ...
, 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 left in the sky by high-flying aircraft are actually "chemtrails" consisting of chemical or biological agents, sprayed for nefarious purposes undi ...
, 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
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
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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, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the ...
, a municipality in Slovenia
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SLAP tear
A SLAP tear or SLAP lesion is an injury to the superior glenoid labrum (fibrocartilaginous rim attached around the margin of the glenoid cavity in the shoulder blade) that initiates in the back of the labrum and stretches toward the front into the ...
, 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 slaps in a graffiti context) 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 on a policy or issue, or comprise a subcatego ...
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Slap tonguing, 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 ...
, or SLAPP, a type of lawsuit
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