a slap in the face
noun phrase
: a surprising act that offends or insults someone
Her decision to leave the company to work for our competitors was a slap in the face.
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Armstrong has previously told USA TODAY that Target's DEI retreat was a slap in the face to many Black shoppers who supported the retailer.
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 19 May 2025
But the very ontology of your album is a slap in the face to the two-minute pop song.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
This halftime show is a slap in the face of every single Christian and Trump supporter across America.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The fact that the Mets could have had Severino instead of Montas for a similar price tag is a slap in the face to the Mets faithful.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 19 May 2025
But the very ontology of your album is a slap in the face to the two-minute pop song.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
This halftime show is a slap in the face of every single Christian and Trump supporter across America.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The fact that the Mets could have had Severino instead of Montas for a similar price tag is a slap in the face to the Mets faithful.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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“A slap in the face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20slap%20in%20the%20face. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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