verb, noun
General Slang
skelp
· verb, noun · scottish
A sharp smack or slap — usually open-handed, usually deserved.
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Definitions
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To slap or smack, typically with an open hand. Classic threat from Scottish parents and grannies — 'I'll skelp yer arse' is practically a national lullaby.
“If you don't stop pulling your sister's hair I'm going to skelp you.”
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A blow or slap itself — the smack you receive, not the act of giving it.
“She gave him a right skelp round the ear for being cheeky.”
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To move quickly or hurriedly, often 'skelping along'. Less common but still heard.
“The bus was skelping along the motorway at ninety.”
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skelp In A Sentence
If you don't stop pulling your sister's hair I'm going to skelp you.
She gave him a right skelp round the ear for being cheeky.
The bus was skelping along the motorway at ninety.
Origin & Usage
Middle Scots, likely imitative — the sound of a slap. Recorded since the 15th century.
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