slap-up

[ slap-uhp ]

/ ˈslæpˌʌp /

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adjective British Informal.

excellent; first-rate: a slap-up do.

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Origin of slap-up

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby slap-up

SLAPP, slapped-cheek disease, slapper, slap shot, slapstick, slap-up, slart, slash, slash-and-burn, Slashdot effect, slasher

How to use slap-up in a sentence

Then I would go to a slap-up restaurant, and have green peas, and a bottle of fizz, and a chump chop—Oh!
The Ebb-Tide|Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyde Osbourne
Then that wonderful streak of good luck ran slap up against me, and I took advantage of my opportunity.
The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico|Lieut. Howard Payson
They would consult that father of hers, who knew Paris so well, and ask him to help them to arrange a regular "slap-up treat."
Beyond The Rocks|Elinor Glyn
"Real slap up ones," he assured us, breaking open one of the crisp, spongy rolls.
We of the Never-Never|Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn

They were in good wind now, and sent him slap up to the ceiling the first time, against which his knees came rather sharply.
Tom Brown at Rugby|Thomas Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for slap-up

slap-up

adjective

(prenominal) British informal (esp of meals) lavish; excellent; first-class

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