kerslap

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noun

A sudden slap or loud slapping blow.

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Meanings

nounkerslap (plural not attested)

alternative kerslop

  1. no pluralA sudden slap or loud slapping blow.

    Kate's brow furrowed, as she listened to the kerslap, kerslap of the waves on the hull.

    1996, T. A. Barron, The Merlin Effect
adverbkerslap (comparative more kerslap, superlative most kerslap)

comparative more kerslap · superlative most kerslap · alternative kerslop

  1. With a sudden slap or loud slapping blow.

Origin

From ker- + slap.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

kerslap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerslap

MLA

“kerslap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerslap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kerslap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerslap.

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