happy slapping

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|informal}} The [[practice]] of physically attacking (originally, slapping), and often verbally abusing, a person and [[photograph]]ing or [[film]]ing the attack using a [[camera phone]], the recording sometimes being sent to others to further [[humiliate]] the victim.

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