slap around
phrasal verb
slapped around; slapping around; slaps around
informal
: to hit or slap (someone) many times
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Unsuspecting team-mates who score in matches often get slapped around the back and the neck, as does Real Madrid’s unfortunate kitman.
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Liam Twomey, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In addition, Secretary Clinton slapped around US and other Western companies doing business in countries that restrict or censor the Internet, and took aim especially at US companies in China that didn't support Google's position.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2010
The others feasted partly with the help of expansion years, slapping around fledgling Blazers and Raptors.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Watching Ben Stiller get slapped around by a little monkey tickles a primitive spot in the human brain.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
The water slapped around my ears, muting the revelry on the lawn.
—Essence, 20 Sep. 2024
Stories are allowed to have their main female characters fall in love and include the lesson that having a six-pack doesn’t give a man the right to slap around his significant other.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024
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Liam Twomey, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In addition, Secretary Clinton slapped around US and other Western companies doing business in countries that restrict or censor the Internet, and took aim especially at US companies in China that didn't support Google's position.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2010
The others feasted partly with the help of expansion years, slapping around fledgling Blazers and Raptors.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Watching Ben Stiller get slapped around by a little monkey tickles a primitive spot in the human brain.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
The water slapped around my ears, muting the revelry on the lawn.
—Essence, 20 Sep. 2024
Stories are allowed to have their main female characters fall in love and include the lesson that having a six-pack doesn’t give a man the right to slap around his significant other.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Slap around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20around. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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