Smacker

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: One who smacks or spanks.
  • Grammar: smacker is listed as noun, slang.
  • Nearest alternatives: bill, bone, buck, c note.
  • Useful contrasts: gentle touch, punch, slap.
  • Usage evidence: They had a particularly long smacker before they departed, much to the disgust of her brother.

How to use "smacker"

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who smacks or spanks.

    "It makes no difference whether the SMC is the smacker or the smackee. Does the SMC talk about physical violence in a matter-of-fact way? This isn't passion; it is evidence of sickness."

  2. 2
    a very powerful blow with the fist wordnet
  3. 3
    One who makes a smacking noise, especially while eating.
  4. 4
    a loud kiss wordnet
  5. 5
    A loud kiss. humorous, slang

    "She planted me with a smacker so scorchy it singed my socks."

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  1. 6
    (chiefly in the plural) A lip. humorous, slang

    "Who can doubt then, that ANACREON'S beauty was furnished with a pair of such exquisite smackers."

  2. 7
    (chiefly in the plural): A unit of currency, especially a dollar or pound. humorous, slang

Antonyms

gentle touchpunchslapsoftness

Example

"They had a particularly long smacker before they departed, much to the disgust of her brother."

Common questions

What does "smacker" mean?

One who smacks or spanks.

What is a synonym for "smacker"?

Common synonyms include: bill, bone, buck, c note, cent, century.

How do you use "smacker" in a sentence?

They had a particularly long smacker before they departed, much to the disgust of her brother.

Etymology

From smack + -er. In reference to lips, from the sound of a loud kiss. In reference to money, cf. ackers (influenced in part by the smacking sound that is sometimes produced when cash is transferred from the hand of one person to the hand of another, or placed onto a hard surface such as a table or counter).

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