happy slapping

British

noun

informal the practice of attacking, esp slapping, an unsuspecting passer-by and filming it with a mobile camera phone, footage of which is then circulated for the amusement of others

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Origin of happy slapping

C21

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happy slapping

He rose confident and happy, slapping his friend on the shoulder, with the old boyish exhilaration.

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