Meaning of bitch-slap | Babel Free

Definitions

To slap someone powerfully in the face, meant to assert dominance or control over the receiver; to deliver a bitch slap to.

slang, transitive, vulgar

Examples

“1993, John Shirley, "I Want to Get Married, Says the World’s Smallest Man", in New Noir, FC2, →ISBN, page 36, 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.”

“2001, Lisa Scottoline, Moment of Truth, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 171, “Nah. I’m just gonna bitch-slap my partner here. You wanna watch?””

“2007, John J. Nance, Orbit, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 104, “And they’re suddenly going to go across town and politically bitch-slap their boy? I don’t frigging think so.””

“For additional quotations, see bitch slap.”

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