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View definitions for slap in the face

slap in the face

noun as in left-handed compliment

verb as in add insult to injury

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Suzanne Gutierrez, who lives in Lake Balboa and is co-founder of Fume Fighters, a community advocacy group, called the decision to approve the lease “a real slap in the face to the community.”

“This would be a slap in the face to that community,” said Hernandez, who represents the area.

For people who believe all that Christian talk about morality and decency, his behavior is a slap in the face.

From Salon

“This unserious, partisan proposal is a slap in the face to producers who don’t have the luxury of waiting 415 days to do their jobs, especially given the current struggling agriculture economy. I look forward to working with President Trump to strengthen rural America and pass a farm bill that actually focuses on the folks who feed and fuel our nation.”

From Salon

“Instead, they got a former World Wrestling Entertainment executive. This is embarrassing and a slap in the face to our nation’s talented educators.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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