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slapback

slapback noun: a kind of doubling echo with relatively long delay between repetitions of the sound, so that the individual echoes can be perceived.

Noun

slapback (plural slapbacks)

  1. A kind of doubling echo with relatively long delay between repetitions of the sound, so that the individual echoes can be perceived.

Forms of slapback

pluralslapbacks

Origin of slapback

From slap + back.

Questions about slapback

What does slapback mean?
Slapback means a kind of doubling echo with relatively long delay between repetitions of the sound, so that the individual echoes can be perceived.
What part of speech is slapback?
Slapback is a noun.
What is the plural of slapback?
The plural of slapback is slapbacks.

Words near slapback in the dictionary

  1. slap-downs
  2. slap-happy
  3. slap-headed
  4. slap-up
  5. slapable
  6. slapback
  7. slapbacks
  8. slapdash
  9. slapdashed
  10. slapdashedly
  11. slapdashery

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