Meanings
verbklap (third-person singular simple present klaps, present participle klapping, simple past and past participle klapped)
present singular third person klaps · participle present klapping · participle past klapped · past klapped
- South AfricaslangtransitiveTo strike; to smack.
You did something wrong and he klapped you.
2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex1 more example
'I told him that the time wouldn't be right if we were the only two people left in the world, and then I klapped him, good and hard across the face.'
2010, Tony Park, Silent Predator, page 51
Origin
- Afrikaansklap
- Englishklap
From Afrikaans klap. Doublet of clap.
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APA
klap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klap
MLA
“klap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klap. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “klap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klap.
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