Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benchslap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bench-slap
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.

Slang

verb

To issue a judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"2012, Mark V. Holmes, United States Tax Court, Tigers Eye Trading, LLC v. Commissioner (dissenting), 138 T.C. No. 6, p. 211. Of all the routines in judicial gymnastics, few have a higher degree of difficulty than the reverse benchslap, and we're trying for a combination double with our Opinion today."

Etymology

Blend of bench + bitch slap.

Usage

Inflected Forms

benchslaps (plural) benchslaps (present, singular) benchslapping (participle, present) benchslapped (participle, past) benchslapped (past)

Questions

What does benchslap mean?: A judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.
Where does benchslap come from?: Blend of bench + bitch slap.

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