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slaps in the face

slaps in the face is the plural of slap in the face.

Meaning of slap in the face

Noun

slap in the face (plural slaps in the face)

  1. (figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.
    • That Joan's ex-boyfriend turned up to the school dance with Mary was a slap in the face for Joan, and the girls are no longer friends.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, in, the, face. (This sense is a translation hub.)

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Questions about slaps in the face

What is slaps in the face the plural of?
Slaps in the face is the plural of slap in the face.

Words near slaps in the face in the dictionary

  1. slappy
  2. Slappys
  3. slaps
  4. slaps bellies
  5. slaps down
  6. slaps in the face
  7. slaps leather
  8. slaps on arms
  9. slaps on backs
  10. slaps on hands
  11. slaps on the arm

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