Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happy slapping

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: hap-py s-lap-ping
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of physically attacking (originally, slapping), and often verbally abusing, a person and photographing or filming the attack using a camera phone, the recording sometimes being sent to others to further humiliate the victim.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

happy slappings (plural)

Phrases

happy slap happy slapper knockout game

Frequently Paired Words

happy slap happy slapper knockout game

Questions

What does happy slapping mean?: The practice of physically attacking (originally, slapping), and often verbally abusing, a person and photographing or filming the attack using a camera phone, the recording sometimes being sent to others to further humiliate the victim.

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