# slap in the face

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, in, the, face. (This sense is a translation hub.)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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