Definitions
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- noun One who is
slapped .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I knew we'd eventually have a problem when I went to daycare to pick him up one day and one of the other boys was hitting and slapping another boy because the slappee was being a "bad boy" and the teacher was turning a blind eye to the situation.
unclebob Diary Entry unclebob 2004
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So, the phrase "Turn the Other Cheek" really means the slappee is insisting on being treated as an equal and of course, the slappee can slap back.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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For the slappee so to speak, to "turn the other cheek" is to offer your right cheek to be slapped, which would make the slapper slap you open-handed.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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There was nothing intended by the phrase about the slappee allowing him-/her-/hirself to be walked on....which has become in recent times one implication of the phrase.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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