bitch-slap
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
To slap someone powerfully in the face, meant to assert dominance or control over the receiver; to deliver a bitch slap to.
Register: slang, vulgar
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
But he’d got the door open, yelling, “SHUT UP WOMAN I BITCH-SLAP YOU!” as he slammed it behind him with that soap opera timing.
Quoted attestation: 1993, John Shirley, "I Want to Get Married, Says the World’s Smallest Man", in New Noir, FC2, →ISBN, page 36,
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “bitch-slap” mean?
To slap someone powerfully in the face, meant to assert dominance or control over the receiver; to deliver a bitch slap to.
Is “bitch-slap” formal or informal?
bitch-slap is generally slang, vulgar.