Slapping (strike)

This article is about the method of striking a person. For other uses, see Slap.
"Slap fight" redirects here. For the arcade game, see Slap Fight.
Man being slapped
Officer Dan Roman (played by John Wayne) slaps Captain John Sullivan (played by Robert Stack) in a scene from the 1954 film The High and the Mighty

Slapping or smacking is striking a person with the open palm of the hand, in a movement known as a slap or smack.[1][2] A backhand uses the back of the hand instead of the palm.

  1. ^ Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.). Merriam-Webster. 2004. p. 1170. ISBN 9780877798095.
  2. ^ "slap". OxfordDictionaries.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object