slap on

1. 1.

   apply carelessly

   “slap some paint onto the wall”

   Synonymsclap onslam on

   Broaderput on

Questions about slap on

What does slap on mean?

slap on means "apply carelessly".

What is another word for slap on?

Close synonyms include clap on, slam on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slap on a common word?

slap on is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.