slap-up
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of slap-up
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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The custom Marni outfit also made eating the slap-up Brits dinner somewhat impractical.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2024
Unsuspecting employees are herded to an opulent dining room where the big boss Logan Roy swiftly turns what should have been a slap-up meat feast into a sadistic parlour game.
From The Guardian ● May 19, 2020
You might wonder who'd pay enough for a slap-up meal and a good bottle of wine to buy a Spanish Civil War-era anarchist handbill from the streets of Barcelona.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2014
And at last night's slap-up do at Drury Lane, who were the big winners?
From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2011
Miss J. J. Never was in such slap-up quarters in my life, Sir, I'll stick to yer, no fear!
From Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas Collected, Improved and Re-arranged from Punch by F. Anstey
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