slap shot

noun

: a shot in ice hockey made with a swinging stroke

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The Bruins quieted the raucous Buffalo crowd when star center Morgan Geekie buried a slap shot into the back of the net from the high slot to give them a 1-0 lead about 11 minutes into the first period. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Raddysh tied it at 1 with a powerful slap shot in the second. ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026 Gustavsson got most, but not all, of Colton Parayko’s slap shot from the blue line, and the puck trickled over the goal line, forcing the visitors to play from behind early. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026 Sean Durzi set up the goal with a cross-ice pass, and Guenther scored on a slap shot from down on one knee, beating Dostal over the blocker from the left face-off dot. Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slap shot

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of slap shot was in 1924

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“Slap shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20shot. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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slap shot

noun
: a hard shot in ice hockey that is made with a swinging stroke

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