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slap-up(dictionary)
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slap bang(dictionary)
slap 2, noun(dictionary)

slap(1) (iou)



slap adverb. [slap] Chiefly colloq. L17.
[Imit. Cf. Low German slapp.]
With the suddenness, effectiveness, or direct aim of a slap or smart blow; quickly, suddenly; directly, precisely; straight.
M. Dickens He..ran slap into a rozzer. R. H. Morrieson The bottle was slap in the middle of the table.
Comb.: slap-bang adverb, adjective, & noun (colloq.) (a) adverb suddenly; violently; headlong; without due consideration; directly, precisely; (b) adjective characterized by carelessness or haste; slap-bang shop (arch.), a rough eating-house; (c) noun (arch.) a slap-bang shop. slap-dab adverb (N. Amer. dial. & colloq.) slap-bang.