slapping

• IPA^(key): /ˈslæpɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

slapping

1. present participle of slap

slapping (plural slappings)

1. The act of giving a slap or slaps.

slapping (comparative more slapping, superlative most slapping)

1. (slang) Very large; whopping.
   • 1921, Dogdom: Monthly: Volume 22

     It remains to be seen whether she will retain her coat after whelping; if she does, then Americans will be able to admire a slapping great collie bitch — a matron of the robust kind yet retaining all those graces of the collie female of quality.

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