happy slapping

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Definition of happy slapping in English English dictionary

An act of happy slapping

The practice of physically attacking (originally, slapping), and often verbally abusing, a person and photographing or filming the attack using a camera phone, the recording sometimes being sent to others to further humiliate the victim

Related Terms

happy slap

An instance of happy slapping

happy slappings

plural form of happy slapping

Hyphenation

Hap·py slap·ping

Turkish pronunciation

häpi släpîng

Pronunciation

/ˈhapē ˈslapəɴɢ/ /ˈhæpiː ˈslæpɪŋ/