slap dashing

noun

1. slab dashing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slap dashing¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

And he was proud as a boy of the simple bit of slap-dashing, and entirely absorbed in it and the pork-pie.

From Project Gutenberg

So he goes on slap-dashing about, shuttle-cocking back every new delivery, saying "Pish!"

From Project Gutenberg