English
Noun
en-noun|sg=bitch slap
- context|slang|vulgar An open-handed slap to the face; see usage notes below.
#*2000, Valerie Frankel, Smart Vs. Pretty, HarperCollins?, ISBN 0380805421, pages 3�4,
#*:Amanda�s remedy refrain, �just go out and meet someone new,� struck Frank like a bitch slap, even though she knew her sister meant no harm.
#*2003, Joel Perry, That�s Why They�re in Cages, People!, Alyson Publishing, ISBN 1555837425, page 38,
#*:The Lie: â��I was only out drinking with my best friend, Betty.â�� / Translation: â��I bought my best friend, Betty, drinks while I was on my needs in the back room.â�� […] / Response: Your patented bitch slap. After all, how fucking stupid does he think you are?
#*2006, Will Clarke, The Worthy: A Ghost�s Story, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 074327315X, page 132,
#*:Top this all off with an occasional bitch slap or ass-chewing and you�ve got yourself a real recipe for breaking even the strongest spirit.
Usage notes
This term has different connotations for different speakers; in particular, the term is often used to refer to an especially strong slap, but some speakers consider bitch slap to refer only to a weak slap (by which interpretation it causes pain but also expresses contempt, as though the person being slapped is too weak to be given a strong slap), and in this distinguish it from the stronger pimp slap.
Due to the inclusion of the word bitch and this expression's various connotations and interpretations, this term is often considered misogynistic.
Verb
en-verb|inf=to bitch slap|bitch slapp|ing
- alternative spelling of|bitch-slap
#*1997, Janet Evanovich, Three to Get Deadly, Scribner, ISBN 0684822652, page 16,
#*:�Maybe next time we just open the door and start out with some bitch slapping.� ¶ I gave Lula a horrified stare. ¶ �Just a suggestion,� Lula said.
#*2002, Richard D. Ward, Metamorphosis in Blue, Trafford Publishing, ISBN 1553691423, page 50,
#*:Van had to resist the urge to bitch slap him, and said instead, �I know you are, but what about me?�
#*2007, Tom Santopietro, Considering Doris Day, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0312362633, page 72,
#*:Things are a little better when Doris ends up spending her �honeymoon� night in the tub with the sprinklers going off, and there is a genuinely amusing catfight between Ethel and Marcia in which Doris actually�there�s no other phrase for it�bitch slaps Marcia; it�s funny because Marcia is a loser, a whiny, imperious daddy�s girl, and worth neither Ethel�s time nor Winthrop�s attention.
Synonyms
pimp slap
Category:English verbs
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