# slapdown

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection.
2. The period after the initial impact of an object with a surface through the subsequent impact of the object on that surface, as an aircraft landing or a container falling.
3. The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance.

## Etymology
From slap + down.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slapdown