Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bitch-slap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: bitch-s-lap
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of bitch slap.

verb

To slap someone powerfully in the face, meant to assert dominance or control over the receiver; to deliver a bitch slap to someone.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"1993, John Shirley, "I Want to Get Married, Says the World’s Smallest Man", in New Noir, FC2, →ISBN, page 36, But he’d got the door open, yelling, “SHUT UP WOMAN I BITCH-SLAP YOU!” as he slammed it behind him with that soap opera timing."
"2001, Lisa Scottoline, Moment of Truth, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 171, “Nah. I’m just gonna bitch-slap my partner here. You wanna watch?”"
"2007, John J. Nance, Orbit, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 104, “And they’re suddenly going to go across town and politically bitch-slap their boy? I don’t frigging think so.”"
"For additional quotations, see bitch slap."

Usage

Inflected Forms

bitch-slaps (plural) bitch slap (alternative) bitch-slaps (present, singular) bitch-slapping (participle, present) bitch-slapped (participle, past) bitch-slapped (past)

Questions

What does bitch-slap mean?: Alternative form of bitch slap.

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