slapper
IPA: sɫˈæpɝ
noun
- (countable) One who, or that which, slaps.
- (countable, UK, Ireland, slang) A prostitute.
- (countable, UK, Ireland, Australia, slang) A woman of loose morals.
- (countable, military) A type of detonator which uses a powerful surge of electricity to vaporize a thin metal foil, propelling a larger piece of plastic film at a speed high enough to detonate an explosive upon impact.
- (countable, slang, archaic) Anything monstrous; a whopper.
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Examples of "slapper" in Sentences
- Then Sturm scored again 2: 18 later with a slapper from the left circle.
- The goal came just nine seconds after Suter had beaten Hasek with a slapper from the top of the other faceoff circle.
- Spacek made it 2-0 at the 59-second mark of the second period with another slapper from the blue line on the power play.
- Ehrhoff's long slapper from the right point just inside the blue line eluded a screened Antti Niemi (FSY) to give the Canucks the early lead.
- Six or seven years ago, anything involving the word "slapper" would have been jolly interesting to the public in connection with David Beckham.
- Philadelphia had one of the best chances in the closing seconds when Briere's power-play slapper from the blueline almost trickled past Brodeur.
- The next day Dale posted a blog defending his use of the word "slapper" and explained how, as a non-drinker, he is horrified by public drunkenness.
- Gorges got Montreal on the board at 13: 56 before Martin set up Oduya for a slapper from the top of the left circle at 18: 20 for a 3-1 Devils lead.
- He turned aside Tomas Plekanec's drive off the right wing, made a solid stop on Mark Streit's slapper from the point and denied Saku Koivu's backhander in the slot to keep the game scoreless.
- It looked as though that goal would be enough to give the Bruins the lead heading into the second period, but Briere scored on a slapper from the circle that went through Rask's legs to tie it.
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