love tap

noun

: a gentle blow

Examples of love tap in a Sentence

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On the red carpet at the 76th EE BAFTA Film Awards in February 2023, Kate playfully patted William's butt with a light love tap. Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Kate Middleton playfully pats Prince William's butt at 76th EE BAFTA Film Awards The royal couple confirmed that they are still smitten with each other after Kate gave her husband a sweet love tap on his backside while walking the BAFTAs red carpet. Nicole Briese, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025 The touch was reminiscent of another love tap between the royal couple at the BAFTAs in February — as the royal couple walked the red carpet, cameras caught a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment where Kate patted William’s butt. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023 For lesser incidents—say, a parking-lot scrape or a love tap at a stoplight—the options become more nuanced. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 22 July 2023 As the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at the 76th EE BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, Kate took the initiative to give her husband a light love tap. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2023 There was some gamesmanship at the end of the frame, as Adesanya finger-wagged his opponent after a love tap to the midsection by Cannonier after the horn. Danny Segura, USA TODAY, 3 July 2022 Berg calls the musicians a dream trio who really love tap dance. Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2022 There’s no such thing as a love tap between 1,600-pound race cars at 150 miles per hour. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of love tap was in 1809

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“Love tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love%20tap. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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