Slappy

/ˈslæpi/ · adjective

Meaning

Resembling a slap, especially of sound..

Definitions by Sense

1. Resembling a slap, especially of sound.
2. (skateboarding) A grind on a curb without doing an ollie.

Example Sentences

Where the laughing-gull scoots by the slappy shore and laughs her near-human laugh

Katy thought about the damp yellow bodies which often landed, with a slappy sound in a burst of moisture and steam rose off them because they were parted from the warmth of their mothers.

Thin picks flex too much and make your wrist work overtime, plus they tend to produce a slappy tone. Those heavy picks popular with today's bluegrass mandolinists are really too stiff for playing the rapid triplets in some Irish tunes.

Jill had Mark apply sunscreen to her back. "Bet these river guides get a lot of skin cancer", he said. He had a slappy, unpleasant way of doing it, and she struggled to keep her balance.

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Word Forms

• slappier
• slappiest
• slappies

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