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Definition of 'smack'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) smac, smak, smacke, from (etyl) . More at smake, smatch.
Noun
( en-noun)
A distinct flavor.
A slight trace of something; a smattering.
* 1883 ,
- He was not sailorly, and yet he had a smack of the sea about him too.
(slang) Heroin.
Derived terms
* (l)
Verb
( en-verb)
To indicate or suggest something.
- Her reckless behavior smacks of pride.
* Shakespeare
- All sects, all ages, smack of this vice.
To have a particular taste.
Derived terms
* smack of
Etymology 2
From (etyl) smack (Low German .
Noun
( en-noun)
A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a .
Etymology 3
From or akin to (etyl) ).
Noun
( en-noun)
A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
A loud kiss.
* Shakespeare
- a clamorous smack
A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
Verb
( en-verb)
To slap someone, or to make a smacking sound.
* (Benjamin Disraeli)
- A horse neighed, and a whip smacked , there was a whistle, and the sound of a cart wheel.
(New Zealand) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (US spank)
To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
* 1763 , Robert Lloyd, “A Familiar Epistle” in St. James Magazine :
- But when, obedient to the mode / Of panegyric, courtly ode / The bard bestrides, his annual hack, / In vain I taste, and sip and smack , / I find no flavour of the Sack.
To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
Adverb
( en-adv)
As if with a smack or slap
- Right smack bang in the middle.
Derived terms
* smack-dab
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