"wrist-slap" meaning in English

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Noun

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), torut [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)
    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

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 Translations (to reprimand mildly): op de vingers tikken (Dutch), näpäyttää (Finnish), torua (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-wrist-slap-en-verb-Y9rRxadi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: slap on the arm, slap on the hand, slap on the wrist
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