NounCommon lingo
Jhaap
[zhaap]Railway colonies & Northern/Eastern India· Anglo-Indian and colloquial Hindustani slang for a smack or slap
Also spelled: rap, jhaap rap
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A firm cuff, rap, or disciplinary slap, usually promised by parents or elder relatives to stop back-chat and cheekiness.
“Give over that lip boy, or you’ll catch a proper jhaap across the ear before dinner.”
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