Hits someone or something with an open hand, or plural of slap; also modern slang for great music.
From Middle Dutch 'slappe' or similar Germanic sources. Originally onomatopoetic, imitating the sound of the impact.
A slap travels through your skin faster than your brain can initially register it—that's why you feel the sound before the pain, and why it feels so shocking.
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