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🫲 A smack sound 💧 A soft splash 🫲 To smack lightly
plap

plap

1 9.9
A quick smacking sound often used to make people laugh
  • noun
  • Slang
translation icon : plap
  • As the kids played in the puddles, the joyful plap of their boots echoed in the quiet street.

Examples

  • The wet fish made a loud plap as it hit the floor.

  • He dropped the wet towel on the floor with a satisfying plap.

  • The comic showed the character landing with a loud plap.

  • Everyone laughed when the balloon hit the wall with a sudden plap.

  • Did you hear that plap when he slapped the table?

  • You could hear the plap of the wet sponge against the kitchen counter as she cleaned up the spills.

  • The sudden plap of the fish jumping out of the water caught everyone's attention on the boat.

Synonyms

rap
vsplap
25 2.1

A short sharp knock on a surface to get attention

focuses on a smacking or slapping noise used jokingly
pong
vsplap
15 7.3

A short, sharp sound when a ball or small thing hits a hard surface

is a slang smacking sound often imitated for comic effect
plink
vsplap
1 8.6

A short high metal sound from a small hit

refers to a slang smacking sound imitating impact without metallic tone
playful whap
vsplap
  • Informal
5.7

A light quick hit with a hand or pillow given in a friendly way

is a slang imitation of a smacking sound used for humour
klop
vsplap
9.9

A short sharp knocking sound like a quick tap

is instead an imitative smacking sound used playfully
plop
vsplap
4.2

In a short soft way that makes a hollow sound when something falls

is a slang smacking sound that imitates impact, not soft drop

How Loud

whack
119 6.3
slap
110 1.0
plap
  • Slang
1 9.9
tap
66 1.0
pat
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

plap singular
plaps plural

Etymology

Plap as a noun comes from copying the sound of a light hit or splash, like a playful mix of plop and slap, and it simply names that short 'smacking' noise.