bitch-slap

[ bich-slap ]

verb (used with object)Slang.
  1. to slap or hit (a person) in order to assert one’s superiority, authority, etc.

  2. to humiliate (someone) with ridicule, criticism, or other verbal abuse: He was bitch-slapped for his stupid idea.

Origin of bitch-slap

1
1990–95; bitch (in the sense “a submissive or subservient person”) + slap1

Other words from bitch-slap

  • bitch slap, noun

Words Nearby bitch-slap

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British Dictionary definitions for bitch-slap

bitch-slap

verb-slaps, -slapped or -slapping
  1. (tr) slang to strike (someone) with one's open hand

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