"wrist-slap" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wrist-slaps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wrist-slap (plural wrist-slaps)
  1. (countable) A mild reprimand, especially one that many observers might consider too lenient. Tags: countable Translations (overly mild punishment): 輕微的懲罰 (Chinese Mandarin), 轻微的惩罚 (qīngwēi de chéngfá) (Chinese Mandarin), tik op de vingers [masculine] (Dutch), näpäytys (Finnish), nuhteet [plural] (Finnish), but see zu milde Strafe (German), but see dostawać po łapach [imperfective] (Polish), dostać po łapach [imperfective] (Polish), получи́ть по рука́м (polučítʹ po rukám) [perfective] (Russian), получи́ть по ша́пке (polučítʹ po šápke) [perfective] (Russian) Translations (to reprimand mildly): op de vingers tikken [masculine] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-wrist-slap-en-noun-xu2uBC-v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: slap on the arm, slap on the hand, slap on the wrist

Verb [English]

Forms: wrist-slaps [present, singular, third-person], wrist-slapping [participle, present], wrist-slapped [participle, past], wrist-slapped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} wrist-slap (third-person singular simple present wrist-slaps, present participle wrist-slapping, simple past and past participle wrist-slapped)
  1. (transitive) To reprimand mildly. Tags: transitive Synonyms: kid-glove, slap someone's wrist
    Sense id: en-wrist-slap-en-verb-Y9rRxadi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: slap on the arm, slap on the hand, slap on the wrist

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