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
He was put through a four-year ordeal while U.S. nationals committing the object crime of tax evasion were allowed to escape with a fine, without even a slap on the wrist.
In the case of the British embassy we are not aware of any legal action taking place against the aggressors, although months later (the Supreme Leader) Ayatollah Khamenei criticized the move, the attackers walked free and nothing happened to them more than a gentle slap on the hand.
A fine in the low billions of dollars would amount to a slap on the wrist for Facebook. Tonight, we learned that's how Wall Street sees it too - as a slap on the wrist. If the FTC won't act, Congress has to.
We can't let them off the hook with a slap on the wrist, because if we do that it will ... send the wrong messages to countries around the world.
He was getting off with a slap on the wrist, basically, we were betrayed twice... Its like getting slapped in the face and punched in the gut.
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