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slap-up

[ slap-uhp ]

adjective

, British Informal.
  1. excellent; first-rate:

    a slap-up do.



slap-up

adjective

  1. informal.
    prenominal (esp of meals) lavish; excellent; first-class
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of slap-up1

First recorded in 1820–30
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Example Sentences

Then I would go to a slap-up restaurant, and have green peas, and a bottle of fizz, and a chump chop—Oh!

Then that wonderful streak of good luck ran slap up against me, and I took advantage of my opportunity.

They would consult that father of hers, who knew Paris so well, and ask him to help them to arrange a regular "slap-up treat."

"Real slap up ones," he assured us, breaking open one of the crisp, spongy rolls.

They were in good wind now, and sent him slap up to the ceiling the first time, against which his knees came rather sharply.

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