dry slap

dry slap
Noun. A punch. Expression supposedly invented by actor Mike Read, for the Frank Butcher character he played in a TV soap, Eastenders. E.g."You'd better show him some respect before he gives you a dry slap." 1990s?

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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