slappy

comparative slappier · superlative slappiest

1. Resembling a slap, especially of sound.

   Where the laughing-gull scoots by the slappy shore and laughs her near-human laugh

   1855, Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

   3 more examples

   Katy thought about the damp yellow bodies which often landed, with a slappy sound in a burst of moisture and steam rose off them because they were parted from the warmth of their mothers.

   1963, Delphin Rose Adsett, A magpie sings

   Thin picks flex too much and make your wrist work overtime, plus they tend to produce a slappy tone. Those heavy picks popular with today's bluegrass mandolinists are really too stiff for playing the rapid triplets in some Irish tunes.

   1998, Dan Gelo, Fiddle Tunes & Irish Music for Mandolin, page 11

   Jill had Mark apply sunscreen to her back. "Bet these river guides get a lot of skin cancer", he said. He had a slappy, unpleasant way of doing it, and she struggled to keep her balance.

   2009, Elisabeth Hyde, In the Heart of the Canyon, page 55

plural slappies

1. hobbiesA grind on a curb without doing an ollie.

plural Slappys

1. A surname.