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Slap vs Slaw - What's the difference?

slap | slaw |

As nouns the difference between slap and slaw

is that slap is a blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat while slaw is (us|canada) coleslaw.

As a verb slap

is to give a slap.

As an adverb slap

is exactly, precisely.

slap

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
  • The sound of such a blow.
  • (slang, uncountable) Makeup, cosmetics.

    • Usage notes

    Especially used of blows to the face (aggressive), buttocks, and hand, frequently as a sign of reproach. Conversely, used of friendly strikes to the back, as a sign of camaraderie.

    Hyponyms

    * cuff

    Derived terms

    * bitch-slap * slap in the face * pimp-slap

    Verb

    (slapp)
  • To give a slap.
    • She slapped him in response to the insult.
  • * 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
    • Mrs. Flanders rose, slapped her coat this side and that to get the sand off, and picked up her black parasol.
  • To cause something to strike soundly.
    • He slapped the reins against the horse's back.
  • To place, to put carelessly.
    • We'd better slap some fresh paint on that wall.

    Derived terms

    * slapper * slap-up

    Hyponyms

    * cuff

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Exactly, precisely
    • He tossed the file down slap in the middle of the table.

    Synonyms

    * just * right * slap bang * smack dab

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) ----

    slaw

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, Canada) Coleslaw.
  • * 1996', Jerry Bledsoe, '''''Slaw Crazy'', Lee Harrison Child (editor), ''Close to Home: Revelations and Reminiscences by North Carolina Authors , page 66,
    • Barbecue is always served with slaw in North Carolina and always has been.
  • * 2002 , Alex Haas, Everyday Low Carb Cooking , page 73,
    • My boss, whose daughter was a working chef, told me that I made the best slaws' that she had ever tasted. The secret is that ' slaws deserve as much care in their preparation as any other good meal.
  • * 2010 , Judy Doherty, Salad Secrets: 100 of the Most Creative, Healthful Recipes , page 103,
    • Slaws go well with grilled lean protein items and sandwiches.

    Derived terms

    * cheese slaw * red slaw * white slaw

    Anagrams

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