| Thwacks |
Commuter |
20 Mar 2026 |
| High-fives, say |
The Telegraph Plusword |
16 Mar 2026 |
| Rocks, in slang |
Universal |
05 Mar 2026 |
| Strikes, in a way |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Mar 2026 |
| Is awesome, in slang |
New York Times |
03 Mar 2026 |
| Stinging hits |
Premier Sunday |
22 Feb 2026 |
| Is really good |
USA Today |
10 Jan 2026 |
| Strikes with an open 21 Down |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Dec 2025 |
| High-five sounds |
LA Times Mini |
02 Aug 2025 |
| What a good song does, in modern parlance |
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| Open-handed hits |
Commuter |
24 May 2025 |
| They're administered to wrists (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
14 May 2025 |
| Sharp hits |
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| Hits hard on the cheeks (5) |
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| Responds to insults |
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| Hits pal back on board (5) |
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| Open-handed hits |
Commuter |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Sharp strikes |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Feb 2025 |
| Is really good, songwise |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jan 2025 |
| High-fives, basically |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2024 |
| Strikes with an open hand |
The Telegraph Plusword |
14 Nov 2024 |
| Open-handed hits |
Commuter |
31 Oct 2024 |
| Open-handed hits |
Newsday |
06 Oct 2024 |
| Strikes, perhaps |
New York Times |
03 Oct 2024 |
| Is excellent, in modern slang |
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| Hits with an open hand |
The Telegraph Plusword |
26 Aug 2024 |
| High-five sounds |
USA Today |
04 Aug 2024 |
| Smacks |
Mirror Classic |
04 Jul 2024 |
| Totally rocks, like a great song |
USA Today |
25 May 2024 |
| Strikes, in a way |
Thomas Joseph |
08 May 2024 |
| Highfives |
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| Smacks of about fifty fools (S) |
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| Smacks of about fifty fools (5) |
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| High-fives, basically |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Feb 2024 |
| Smacks |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Openhanded hits |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Dec 2023 |
| Sharp sarcasm |
Newsday |
23 Dec 2023 |
| Smacks |
Commuter |
30 Nov 2023 |
| What a great song does, in slang |
Universal |
02 Nov 2023 |
| High-five sounds |
USA Today |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Strikes, in a way |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Jan 2023 |
| Strikes, in a way |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Nov 2022 |
| Sounds of high-fives |
USA Today |
31 Aug 2022 |
| Some hits |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Jul 2022 |
| Strikes sharply |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Jun 2022 |
| Flat-handed blows |
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| High-five sounds |
LA Times Daily |
06 May 2022 |
| High-five sounds |
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| High five sounds |
Universal |
15 Mar 2022 |
| Is really good |
Universal |
24 Jan 2022 |
| High-five sounds |
USA Today |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Is really good |
USA Today |
30 Nov 2021 |
| Stinging hits |
Premier Sunday |
19 Sep 2021 |
| High-five sounds |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Puts (on) hastily |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jun 2021 |
| Puts (on) hastily |
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| High-five sounds |
Universal |
23 Apr 2021 |
| Open-handed hits |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2021 |
| Strikes with the palm |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Nov 2020 |
| Strikes |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Oct 2020 |
| High-five sounds |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Oct 2020 |
| Nice things to get on the back, but not on the face |
New York Times |
18 Sep 2020 |
| Open-handed smacks |
Newsday |
01 Sep 2020 |
| High-five sounds |
Newsday |
12 Aug 2020 |
| Is really good |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2020 |
| Hits with the palm |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jun 2020 |
| Makes red in the face? |
New York Times |
23 May 2020 |
| Smacks across the face |
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| Openhanded hits |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Apr 2020 |
| Strikes, in a way |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Feb 2020 |
| Applies carelessly, with "on" |
Universal |
14 Nov 2019 |
| Gives a hand? |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2019 |
| Stinging hits |
Premier Sunday |
13 Jan 2019 |
| High-five sounds |
|
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| Gives a hand? |
|
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| Doesn't punch, but close |
Universal |
15 Dec 2018 |
| Challenges to a duel, as with a glove |
|
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| Low-five sounds |
USA Today |
12 Jul 2018 |
| Punishes for freshness |
Wall Street Journal |
26 May 2018 |
| High-fives, e.g |
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| High-fives, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
15 Apr 2018 |
| Smacks across the face |
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| High-fives, e.g. |
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| Punishes for freshness |
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| Doesn't punch, but close |
|
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| Low-five sounds |
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| High-fives, for example |
Newsday |
08 Nov 2017 |
| Sharp strikes |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Sep 2017 |
| Strikes with an open palm |
|
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| Reactions to fresh comments |
LA Times Daily |
08 Aug 2017 |
| Reactions to fresh comments |
|
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| Insults |
Premier Sunday |
23 Jul 2017 |
| Three Stooges blows |
Universal |
17 May 2017 |
| Sharp rebukes |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jan 2017 |
| Sharp rebukes |
|
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| Three Stooges blows |
|
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| Reactions to fresh comments |
|
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| Open-handed blows |
Universal |
24 Nov 2016 |
| Challenges to a duel |
Universal |
20 Nov 2016 |
| High-five sounds |
Premier Sunday |
13 Nov 2016 |
| Punishes for being fresh |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jun 2016 |
| Some hits |
Thomas Joseph |
21 May 2016 |
| Buffets, perhaps |
Newsday |
07 May 2016 |
| Light punishment on wrists |
New York Times |
28 Mar 2016 |
| Stinging blows |
|
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| "Snap out of it!" actions |
USA Today |
24 Jan 2016 |
| Open-handed blows |
|
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| Challenges to a duel |
|
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| "Snap out of it!" actions |
|
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| Whack jobs? |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Dec 2015 |
| Duel preludes |
|
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| Three Stooges' hits? |
New York Times |
28 Sep 2015 |
| Challenges to duels |
USA Today |
31 Jul 2015 |
| Hits with open hand |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jul 2015 |
| High-fives, essentially |
USA Today |
20 May 2015 |
| High-fives, essentially |
|
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| Challenges to duels |
|
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| Open-handed smacks |
|
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| Whack jobs? |
|
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| Three Stooges' hits? |
|
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| Emulates Moe |
|
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| High-fives |
|
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| Waves-against-rocks sounds |
|
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| High-fives, for instance |
|
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| Smacks |
|
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| Open-handed hits |
|
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| High-fives, e.g. |
|
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| High-fives |
|
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| Makes like Moe, maybe |
|
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| High-fives |
|
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| High-fives, literally |
|
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| Gives a hand? |
|
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| Sharp insults |
|
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| Stinging hits |
|
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| Sarcastic rebukes |
|
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| Hits with an open hand |
|
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| Hits (with), as a fine |
|
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| Gives five to |
|
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| High-five sounds |
|
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| Sharp rebuffs |
|
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| Hurtful rebukes |
|
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| Part of a Three Stooges routine |
|
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| Hits with an open hand |
|
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| Insults, so to speak |
|
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| "Snap out of it!" actions |
|
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| Three Stooges' actions |
|
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| They may start duels |
|
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| Three Stooges actions |
|
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| Light punishments |
|
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| High-five sounds |
|
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| Reactions to freshness? |
|
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| High-five sounds |
|
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| Emulates Moe |
|
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| Duel preludes |
|
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| Reactions to freshness? |
|
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| High-fives |
|
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| High-fives, e.g. |
|
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| High-fives, literally |
|
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| Hits |
|
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| Waves-against-dock sounds |
|
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| Waves-against-dock sounds |
|
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| Hits |
|
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| Reactions to fresh remarks, maybe |
|
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| High-fives |
|
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| Reactions to advances, often |
|
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| Strikes sharply |
|
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| Light punishments |
|
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| Sharp rebuffs |
|
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| Thwacks |
|
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| Duel preceders |
|
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| Hand hits |
|
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| Parts of a Three Stooges routine |
|
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| High-five sounds |
|
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| Clouts a cad |
|
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| Sharp rebukes |
|
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| Unwelcome suitors outcomes? |
|
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| Knee hits |
|
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| High-fives |
|
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| Gives a backhand |
|
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| Reacts to rudeness |
|
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| Responds to an insult, perhaps |
|
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| Reprimands |
|
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| Insults |
|
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| Open-handed blows |
|
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| Lindross shots |
|
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| Insults |
|
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| Three Stooges actions |
|
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| Putdowns |
|
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| Sharp comments |
|
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| Insults |
|
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| Signs of freshness? |
|
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| Castigates |
|
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| Insults, in a way |
|
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| Smacks |
|
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| Knee hits |
|
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| Executes a high five |
|
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| Hits open-handed |
|
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| Explosive noises |
|
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| Comedy type |
|
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| Hits |
|
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| Angry responses |
|
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| Rebuffs |
|
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| Criticizes, with "down" |
|
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| Insults |
|
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| Some Bowe blows |
|
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| Duel preceders |
|
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| Rebukes |
|
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| Cuffs |
|
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| Challenges to a duel |
|
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| Strikes |
|
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| Buffets |
|
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| Chastises |
|
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| Duel preludes |
|
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| Sharp blows. |
|
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| Strikes. |
|
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| Thwacks. |
|
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| Throws carelessly. |
|
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| Cuffs or buffets. |
|
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| Blows. |
|
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| Insults. |
|
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| Smacks |
|
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| Slides some skin |
|
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| Reprimands. |
|
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| Buffets. |
|
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| Rebukes. |
|
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| Rebuffs. |
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| Cuffs. |
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