What does slap on mean?
Definitions for slap on
slap on
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Princeton's WordNet
slap on, clap on, slam onverb
apply carelessly
"slap some paint onto the wall"
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slap on
"Slap on" is a phrasal verb, which generally means to apply or put something onto a surface quickly, carelessly or forcefully. It can also refer to imposing something abruptly such as a fine or punishment.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of slap on in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of slap on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of slap on in a Sentence
Instead of kicking them out of the stadium, they need to fine them 10 grand, 20 grand, 30 grand. Something that really hurts somebody. Make them pay in full. And if they don't, take it out of their check, that's how you hurt somebody. You suspend them from the stadium, what does that mean? It's a slap on the wrist.
Employers have the upper hand, it's very hard to prove that's the reason they closed. And the penalties are not even a slap on the wrist, it's the wagging of a finger.
Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith:
It is troubling to think that someone who commits such a reckless crime, putting so many people at risk, walks away with just a slap on the wrist.
A slap on the wrist is the most one could say about what can barely be called a sentence for what could have been treated as serious crimes including espionage.
Reality is just a slap on the face dancing in the moonlight.
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