Definitions from Wiktionary (slap in the face)
▸ noun: (figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.
▸ noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, in, the, face. (This sense is a translation hub.)
▸ verb: To insult or offend unnecessarily.
▸ verb: To be or suddenly become bluntly obvious to.
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▸ noun: (figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.
▸ noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, in, the, face. (This sense is a translation hub.)
▸ verb: To insult or offend unnecessarily.
▸ verb: To be or suddenly become bluntly obvious to.
Similar:
flip,
beat,
shove in the mouth,
slant,
turn of foot,
slip,
kick up the backside,
whack,
shove,
tight spot,
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Opposite:
Types:
backhand,
forehand,
open-handed,
slapstick,
figurative,
metaphorical,
accidental,
deliberate,
playful,
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