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tank slapper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
tank s-lap-per
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phenomenon resulting from inadequate dampening of the steering of a motorcycle at high speed. This results in the violent oscillation of the handlebars from left to right, so that they make contact with the gas tank, which is situated on the chassis between them.

noun

A phenomenon that occurs when a vehicle loses and regains traction at the rear of the car, whilst the front retains traction.

Inflected Forms

tank slappers (plural)

Questions

What does tank slapper mean?
A phenomenon resulting from inadequate dampening of the steering of a motorcycle at high speed. This results in the violent oscillation of the handlebars from left to right, so that they make contact with the gas tank, which is situated on the chassis between them.

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