slap in the face

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === slap in the face (plural slaps in the face) (figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff. Synonyms: kick in the teeth, smack in the face That Joan's ex-boyfriend turned up to the school dance with Mary was a slap in the face for Joan, and the girls are no longer friends. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap,‎ in,‎ the,‎ face. (This sense is a translation hub.) ==== Translations ==== === See also === cuff on the ear bitch-slap pimp-slap === Verb === slap in the face (third-person singular simple present slaps in the face, present participle slapping in the face, simple past and past participle slapped in the face) To insult or offend unnecessarily. To be or suddenly become bluntly obvious to.