splat

1 of 2

noun (1)

: a single flat thin often ornamental member of a back of a chair

splat

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a splattering or slapping sound

Examples of splat in a Sentence

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Noun
Stretch, toss, turn, or sit up, and the alarm clock will barrage you with coin pickup sound effects from Super Mario Odyssey, or splat sounds from Splatoon 3. WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024 After the splat, Emerson’s unnerving, unflappable gaze switches the atmosphere from comic relief to white-knuckle suspense. Dan Reilly, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024 Boeing is bleeding cash, Facebook has to go to trial, bank stocks are booming, more rate cuts are coming, Donald Trump’s crypto went splat, and Kamala Harris showed up on Fox News. Peter Green, Quartz, 20 Oct. 2024 At times, Byron Wu and Brad Falchuk’s series goes slack and switches tones too abruptly while firing off jokes that go splat. Randy Myers, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024 That said, those interested in the simpler pleasures of watching bugs go splat will also find plenty to like, from its gnarly, goo-slinging action set pieces to CGI effects that stand up to today's technology. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023 Further study is needed to tease out exactly what makes for a successful poo mimic—perhaps there’s a maximum size for a convincing simulated splat or an ideal ratio of white spots to background color. Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2023 Yogurt hit the cocktail world with a splat (sorry) in 2013. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2023 The rich and talented and tormenting Dodgers have done it again, taking barely a step into the postseason before falling flat on their faces, shaking the foundations of franchise history with the resulting splat. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

obsolete splat to spread flat

Noun (2)

imitative

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1833, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of splat was in 1833

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“Splat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splat. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

splat

noun
ˈsplat
: a splattering or slapping sound
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