Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back slap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: back- s-lap
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slap delivered with the back of one's hand instead of the palm-side of an open hand.

noun

A controlled landing, slapping to the mat with one's back.

noun

An encouraging pat on one's back.

Inflected Forms

back slaps (plural) back-slap (alternative)

Phrases

back-slappery

Questions

What does back slap mean?: A slap delivered with the back of one's hand instead of the palm-side of an open hand.

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