bitch slap

See also:bitchslapandbitch-slap

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

bitchslap(pluralbitch slaps)

1. (slang,vulgar)An open-handedslapto the face.
   • 2000,Valerie Frankel,Smart Vs. Pretty,HarperCollins,→ISBN,pages 3–4:

     Amanda’s remedy refrain, “just go out and meet someone new,” struck Frank like abitch slap,even though she knew her sister meant no harm.

   • 2003,Joel Perry,That’s Why They’re in Cages, People!,Alyson Publishing,→ISBN,page 38:

     The Lie:“I was only out drinking with my best friend, Betty.” /Translation:“I bought my best friend, Betty, drinks while I was on my needs in the back room.” […] /Response:Your patentedbitch slap.After all, how fucking stupid does he think you are?

   • 2006,Will Clarke,The Worthy: A Ghost’s Story,Simon and Schuster,→ISBN,page 132:

     Top this all off with an occasionalbitch slapor ass-chewing and you’ve got yourself a real recipe for breaking even the strongest spirit.

Usage notes

• The term has different connotations for different speakers; it is often used to refer to an especially strong or completely unexpected slap, but some speakers considerbitch slapto refer only to a weak slap (expressing mild contempt, as though the person being slapped is too weak to be given a strong slap). This would distinguish it from the strongerpimp slap.
• Due to the inclusion of the wordbitch,this term is often consideredmisogynistic.

Derived terms

• benchslap
• Hitchslap

Translations

Translations

• Finnish:litsari(fi)
• French:gifle(fr)f,baffe(fr)f,tartine de doigts(fr)f
• German:Ohrfeige(de)
• Japanese:ビンタ(ja)(binta)
• Swedish:örfil(sv)

Verb

bitchslap(third-person singular simple presentbitch slaps,present participlebitch slapping,simple past and past participlebitch slapped)

1. Alternative spelling ofbitch-slap
   • 1997,Janet Evanovich,Three to Get Deadly,Scribner,→ISBN,page 16:

     “Maybe next time we just open the door and start out with somebitch slapping.”¶ I gave Lula a horrified stare. ¶ “Just a suggestion,” Lula said.

   • 2002,Richard D. Ward,Metamorphosis in Blue,Trafford Publishing,→ISBN,page 50:

     Van had to resist the urge tobitch slaphim, and said instead, “I know you are, but what about me?”

   • 2007,Tom Santopietro,Considering Doris Day,St. Martin's Press,→ISBN,page 72:

     Things are a little better when Doris ends up spending her “honeymoon” night in the tub with the sprinklers going off, and there is a genuinely amusing catfight between Ethel and Marcia in which Doris actually—there’s no other phrase for it—bitch slapsMarcia; it’s funny because Marcia is a loser, a whiny, imperious daddy’s girl, and worth neither Ethel’s time nor Winthrop’s attention.

Synonyms

• pimp slap

Translations

Translations

• Finnish:antaalitsari