bitch slap

plural bitch slaps

1. slangvulgarAn open-handed slap to the face.

   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.

   2006, Will Clarke, The Worthy: A Ghost’s Story, Simon and Schuster, page 132

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   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.

   2000, Valerie Frankel, Smart Vs. Pretty, HarperCollins, pages 3–4

   The Lie: “I was only out drinking with my best friend, Betty.” / Translation: “I bought my best friend, Betty, drinks while I was on my needs in the back room.” […] / Response: Your patented bitch slap. After all, how fucking stupid does he think you are?

   2003, Joel Perry, That’s Why They’re in Cages, People!, Alyson Publishing, page 38

present singular third person bitch slaps · participle present bitch slapping · participle past bitch slapped · past bitch slapped

1. alternativeAlternative form of bitch-slap.

   Van had to resist the urge to bitch slap him, and said instead, “I know you are, but what about me?”

   2002, Richard D. Ward, Metamorphosis in Blue, Trafford Publishing, page 50

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   “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.

   1997, Janet Evanovich, Three to Get Deadly, Scribner, page 16

   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.

   2007, Tom Santopietro, Considering Doris Day, St. Martin's Press, page 72

   Synonyms: pimp slap