ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Slap-back

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Slap-back is an adjective meaning (music) when bass strings are slapped rather plucked individually.

Meaning

(music) when bass strings are slapped rather plucked individually.

More Meanings

  1. (aerial freestyle skiing) a faulty landing, whereby the skier rotates backwards around the knee-joint and hits the snow of the landing slope with their back and head, before rising off the snow back into position with their skis underneath them.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slappy, slap happy, slapping, smacking, slack, swacking.

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