slap on
phrasal verb
slapped on; slapping on; slaps on
informal
: to add (something, such as an extra charge) to an amount
The hotel slapped an extra $100 on his bill to cover the damage.
The judge slapped on an additional fine.
Examples of slap on in a Sentence
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You're hurled into this earth, and life hits you like a slap on the ass.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 17 June 2025
Criminal defense attorney David Wohl told Fox News Digital that the legal consequences are no longer a slap on the wrist for looters following the reversal of Proposition 47, which notably did not criminalize theft under $950.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Not so much said YouTube, promising vet exec Connolly would have nothing to do with any licensing deal Not the Google division didn’t take a bigger picture approach itself, with a slap on the home of Scrooge McDuck.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 June 2025
El Grande Americano slapped on an ankle lock atop the ladder on Rollins.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 17 June 2025
Criminal defense attorney David Wohl told Fox News Digital that the legal consequences are no longer a slap on the wrist for looters following the reversal of Proposition 47, which notably did not criminalize theft under $950.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Not so much said YouTube, promising vet exec Connolly would have nothing to do with any licensing deal Not the Google division didn’t take a bigger picture approach itself, with a slap on the home of Scrooge McDuck.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 June 2025
El Grande Americano slapped on an ankle lock atop the ladder on Rollins.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for slap on
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“Slap on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20on. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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