"slap-happy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more slap-happy [comparative], most slap-happy [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} slap-happy (comparative more slap-happy, superlative most slap-happy)
  1. Alternative form of slaphappy Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: slaphappy
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