Definition of a slap on the wrist
a slap on the wrist
- a small punishment.
by WalterGR, Aug 11 2009.
Slang terms with the same root words:
- wrist: wrist
- slap: bitch slap – bitch-slap – (show 9 more)
- on: accidentally on purpose – as much use as a handbrake on a canoe – (show 277 more)
- a: 12 points short of a pica – a – (show 530 more)
- the: 3 sheets to the wind – 411, the – (show 871 more)
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