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wrist-slaps

wrist-slaps is the plural of wrist-slap.

wrist-slaps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wrist-slap.

Meaning of wrist-slap

Noun

wrist-slap (plural wrist-slaps)

  1. (countable) A mild reprimand, especially one that many observers might consider too lenient.
    • Some crimes clearly warrant more than a mere wrist-slap — physically dangerous people must be removed from circulation.

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Questions about wrist-slaps

What is wrist-slaps the plural of?
Wrist-slaps is the plural of wrist-slap.

Words near wrist-slaps in the dictionary

  1. wrist-fall
  2. wrist-falls
  3. wrist-slap
  4. wrist-slapped
  5. wrist-slapping
  6. wrist-slaps
  7. wrist-top
  8. wrist-tops
  9. wrist-watch
  10. wrist-winged glider
  11. wrist-winged gliders

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