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to chappal

to chappal

9.9
To hit someone with a sandal to punish them, often in South Asia
  • verb
  • NSFW
translation icon : dar una chancletada
  • Teachers are no longer allowed to chappal students as punishment in schools.

Examples

  • He jokingly threatened to chappal his friend for arriving late to the party.

  • He chappaled his son for not studying.

  • If you keep misbehaving, your mother will chappal you in front of everyone.

  • Don't chappal him for making a mistake!

  • If you keep misbehaving, your mother will chappal you in front of everyone.

  • He jokingly threatened to chappal his friend for arriving late to the party.

  • Teachers are no longer allowed to chappal students as punishment in schools.

Synonyms

to paddle
vsto chappal
  • Offensive
4 7.4

To hit someone with a flat board as punishment

uses a piece of footwear to strike as informal punishment
to sandbag
vsto chappal
  • Informal
1 7.5

To hit or attack someone unexpectedly and unfairly

uses a piece of footwear to punish openly rather than attack secretly
to skelp
vsto chappal
  • UK
1 9.9

To hit someone with an open hand

uses a piece of footwear to strike rather than the open hand
to cudgel
vsto chappal
1 9.4

To hit someone with a short thick stick

uses a piece of footwear as a reprimand rather than a heavy stick

How Hard

to beat
  • NSFW
∞ 1.2
to hit
∞ 1.0
to chappal
  • NSFW
9.9
to slap
492 1.0
to tap
174 1.0

Surface Forms

chappal infinitive
chappaled past
chappaled past participle
chappaling present participle
chappals third person singular

Etymology

Chappal as a verb comes from the shoe: people in South Asia sometimes hit someone with a chappal, so to 'chappal' someone means to hit them with a sandal in informal South Asian English.