slapshot

slap shot

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Definitions of slapshot word

noun slapshot a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through. 1
noun slapshot a hard, fast, often wild, shot executed with a powerful downward swing, and with the blade of the stick brushing firmly against the ice prior to striking the puck 0

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Origin of slapshot

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Slapshot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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slapshot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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