"slap on the wrist" meaning in All languages combined

See slap on the wrist on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈslæp ɒn ðə ˈɹɪst/ [Eastern-New-England, UK], /ˈslæp ɑn ðə ˈɹɪst/ [Northern-US, cot-caught-merger], /ˈslæp ɔn ðə ˈɹɪst/ (note: Southern US, Midland US), /ˈslæp ɔʊn ðə ˈɹɪst/ [Southern-US] Audio: En-au-slap on the wrist.ogg Forms: slaps on the wrist [plural], slaps on wrists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|slaps on the wrist|slaps on wrists}} slap on the wrist (plural slaps on the wrist or slaps on wrists)
  1. Synonym of wrist-slap. Synonyms: wrist-slap [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-slap_on_the_wrist-en-noun-S~VhbFUX Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 40 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 21 34 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 23 36 5
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, wrist.
    Sense id: en-slap_on_the_wrist-en-noun-lKS63SYS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 40 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 21 34 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 23 36 5

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈslæp ɒn ðə ˈɹɪst/ [Eastern-New-England, UK], /ˈslæp ɑn ðə ˈɹɪst/ [Northern-US, cot-caught-merger], /ˈslæp ɔn ðə ˈɹɪst/ (note: Southern US, Midland US), /ˈslæp ɔʊn ðə ˈɹɪst/ [Southern-US] Audio: En-au-slap on the wrist.ogg Forms: slaps on the wrist [present, singular, third-person], slapping on the wrist [participle, present], slapped on the wrist [participle, past], slapped on the wrist [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} slap on the wrist (third-person singular simple present slaps on the wrist, present participle slapping on the wrist, simple past and past participle slapped on the wrist)
  1. Synonym of wrist-slap. Synonyms: wrist-slap [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-slap_on_the_wrist-en-verb-S~VhbFUX Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 40 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 21 34 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 23 36 5
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, wrist.
    Sense id: en-slap_on_the_wrist-en-verb-lKS63SYS

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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