slapback

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noun

A kind of doubling echo with relatively long delay between repetitions of the sound, so that the individual echoes can be perceived.

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Meanings

nounslapback (plural slapbacks)

plural slapbacks

  1. A kind of doubling echo with relatively long delay between repetitions of the sound, so that the individual echoes can be perceived.

Origin

From slap + back.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

backslap
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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