slapper

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Synonyms: clapper, plapper, snapper, sapper, slapped, lapper, slipper, flapper, swapper, klapper, slappey

Antonyms: clapper, plapper, snapper, sapper, slapped, lapper, slipper, flapper, swapper, klapper, slappey

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} One who, or that which, [[slap]]s.
2. {{lb|en|countable|UK|Ireland|Commonwealth|slang}} A [[prostitute]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|UK|Ireland|Commonwealth|slang}} A woman of [[loose]] [[morals]].
4. {{lb|en|countable|military}} A type of [[detonator]] which uses a powerful surge of [[electricity]] to [[vaporize]] a thin metal [[foil]], propelling a larger piece of plastic [[film]] at a speed high enough to detonate an [[explosive]] upon impact.
5. {{lb|en|countable|slang|archaic}} Anything [[monstrous]]; a [[whopper]]. <!--in Francis Grose's "Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue"-->

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