slap-up

American  

[slap-uhp] / ˈslæpˌʌp /

adjective

British Informal.

1. excellent; first-rate.

   a slap-up do.

---

slap-up British  

adjective

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

---

Etymology

Origin of slap-up

First recorded in 1820–30

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

slap-up

The custom Marni outfit also made eating the slap-up Brits dinner somewhat impractical.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2024

Donning a falsetto and a knowingly ludicrous suburban loverman persona, he hits on a girl working in a JCPenney department store, offering her a ride in his Hyundai and a slap-up meal.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2020

At times Ranieri would place bets with his players, promising them all a slap-up fish supper if they made it through a certain number of games without dropping a point.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 29, 2016

You might wonder who'd pay enough for a slap-up meal and a good bottle of wine to buy a Spanish Civil War-era anarchist handbill from the streets of Barcelona.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2014

Well, there's Millbank; that's regular slap-up, quite a sight, regular lion; if I were you I would see Millbank.'

From Coningsby by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---