bitch-slap
bitch-slap is the alternative form of bitch slap.
Meaning of bitch slap
Noun
bitch slap (plural bitch slaps)
- An open-handed slap to the face.
- Amanda’s remedy refrain, “just go out and meet someone new,” struck Frank like a bitch slap, even though she knew her sister meant no harm.2000, Valerie Frankel, Smart Vs. Pretty, HarperCollins, pages 3–4
Verb
bitch-slap (third-person singular simple present bitch-slaps, present participle bitch-slapping, simple past and past participle bitch-slapped)
- To slap someone powerfully in the face, meant to assert dominance or control over the receiver; to deliver a bitch slap to someone.
- 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.1993, John Shirley, "I Want to Get Married, Says the World’s Smallest Man", in New Noir, FC2, →ISBN, page 36
- “Nah. I’m just gonna bitch-slap my partner here. You wanna watch?”2001, Lisa Scottoline, Moment of Truth, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 171
Forms of bitch-slap
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bitch-slaps |
| alternative form | bitch slap |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bitch-slaps |
| present participle | bitch-slapping |
| past participle | bitch-slapped |
| past | bitch-slapped |
Questions about bitch-slap
- What does bitch-slap mean?
- Bitch-slap means to slap someone powerfully in the face, meant to assert dominance or control over the receiver; to deliver a bitch slap to someone.
- What is bitch-slap the alternative form of?
- Bitch-slap is the alternative form of bitch slap.
- What part of speech is bitch-slap?
- Bitch-slap is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bitch-slap?
- The past tense of bitch-slap is bitch-slapped.
Words near bitch-slap in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bitch-slap (page history and authors); bitch slap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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