bitch-slap

[ bich-slap ]

verb (used with object)

, Slang.

1. to slap or hit (a person) in order to assert one’s superiority, authority, etc.
2. to humiliate (someone) with ridicule, criticism, or other verbal abuse:

   He was bitch-slapped for his stupid idea.

bitch-slap

verb

1. slang.
   tr to strike (someone) with one's open hand

Other Words From

• bitch slap noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bitch-slap¹

1990–95; bitch (in the sense “a submissive or subservient person”) + slap ¹( def )