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skelp

/skɛlp/
verb
  1. To hit or slap with a sharp blow, often with the open hand.
    • He playfully skelped his friend on the back after the joke.
    • The mother skelped the child's hand for reaching into the cookie jar.
    • The old man skelped the dust off his trousers with his hat.
Synonyms
slaphitsmack
noun
  1. A sharp blow or slap, especially with the open hand.
    • The sound of a skelp echoed through the quiet room.
    • A single skelp from the teacher silenced the noisy class.
    • She gave him a quick skelp on the arm to get his attention.
Synonyms
blowslap
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