slap in the face
English
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Noun
slap in the face (plural slaps in the face)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, in, the, face.
- (figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.
- That Joan's ex-boyfriend turned up to the school dance with Mary was a slap in the face for Joan, and now the girls are no longer best friends.
- Synonym: kick in the teeth
Translations
slap in the face or on the cheek
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something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense
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See also
- cuff on the ear
- bitch-slap
- pimp-slap