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noun (1)

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plural of smack

as in splashes

a very small amount add just a smack of vanilla to the whipped cream and the dessert will be perfect

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smacks

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noun (2)

plural of smack

as in blows

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument the cook gave him a smack on the wrist when he tried to sneak an early taste of the sauce

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smacks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of smack

as in slaps

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner he smacked the punching bag one final time before heading to the showers

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Recent Examples of smacks

Noun

Eventually, Ginger's playful touches turn to rowdy smacks on Jesse's behind. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025 Some biologists argue that more frequent smacks are a sign of rising ocean temperatures. —

Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Verb

An attack rears its ugly head, and the security team smacks it down. —

Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026 Then reality smacks you in the face. —

Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026 Squad' rep's felon husband smacks phone from reporter 3. —

FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026 Just as this monster is about to take out the entire team on the Abyss, a giant boulder flies through the air and smacks him in the face. —

Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026 But when things go poorly, one of those large bodies smacks into a larger one, creating a catastrophic impact and, if there’s life on the world that gets struck, a potential extinction event. —

Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025 Quietly handling the cornbread, with a buttery scent that smacks you right in the face, is her paternal grandmother. —

Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025 As the scene unfolds, the gorilla suddenly lifts its arm and smacks the glass, causing a crack. —

Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 That conflict comes to a head in the middle of campus in the film’s most intense scene, as Alma verbally belittles and demeans her until Maggie snaps and suddenly smacks her mentor. —

Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025

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Anderson slaps his hit down the right field line, just fair.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
At the end of the night, during the bows, Butler slaps the guys playing her two antagonists gently on their butts, a gesture that would have jarred in most stagings but fully in keeping with the inclusive, humanistic vibe of this production.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026