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Definition of clappin' a person

clap

  • British slang for 'beat up'

    Last edited on Jan 24 2019. Submitted by Anonymous from Westminster, London, UK on Jan 24 2019.

verb - transitive

  • to shoot someone or something with a firearm.
    I'm going to clap you.
    • See more words with the same meaning: to shoot.

    Last edited on Jul 27 2017. Submitted by Jon J. on Oct 29 1999.

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Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
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Definitions include: to clap back, i.e. to shoot back at someone who has shot at you.
Definitions include: to fire a bullet; "shoot".

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Other terms relating to 'clap':

Definitions include: to clap back, i.e. to shoot back at someone who has shot at you.
Definitions include: To be used up, worn out or otherwise exhausted.
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Definitions include: a quiet clap, originating at golf competitions, whereby one pats the base of one palm lightly with the fingers of the other hand. Used because it is quieter than "normal" claps.
Definitions include: An unusually loud and prolonged expulsion of flatulence.

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