bitch-slap

American  

[bich-slap] / ˈbɪtʃˌslæp /

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.

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bitch-slap British  

verb

1. slang (tr) to strike (someone) with one's open hand

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Other Word Forms

• bitch slap
  noun

Etymology

Origin of bitch-slap

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