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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HAPPY SLAPPING

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAPPY SLAPPING

happy slapping play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAPPY SLAPPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Happy slapping is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAPPY SLAPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Happy slapping

Happy slapping is a fad originating in the UK in which one or more people attack a victim for the purpose of recording the assault. Though the term usually refers to relatively minor acts of violence such as hitting or slapping the victim, more serious crimes such as the manslaughter of a pensioner and sexual assault have been classified as "happy slapping" by the BBC.

Definition of happy slapping in the English dictionary

The definition of happy slapping in the dictionary is the practice of attacking, esp slapping, an unsuspecting passer-by and filming it with a mobile camera phone, footage of which is then circulated for the amusement of others.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAPPY SLAPPING

happoshu
happy
happy as a sandboy
happy as Larry
happy camper
happy clapper
happy couple
happy event
happy families
happy family
happy family bird
happy hour
happy hunting ground
Happy Jack
happy little vegemite
happy medium
happy release
happy-clappies
happy-clappy
happy-go-lucky

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAPPY SLAPPING

camping
clipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
hopping
mapping
overlapping
popping
propping
shipping
shopping
stepping
stopping
stripping
swapping
tapping
tipping
topping
wrapping

Synonyms and antonyms of happy slapping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «happy slapping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAPPY SLAPPING

Find out the translation of happy slapping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of happy slapping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «happy slapping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

快乐打耳光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

happy slapping
570 millions of speakers

English

happy slapping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खुश थप्पड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصفع سعيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

счастливы пощечины
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feliz tapa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুশি slapping
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

happy slapping
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selamat menampar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Happy Slapping
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハッピースラッピング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

행복 두드림
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seneng slapping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hạnh phúc tát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சந்தோஷமாக அடித்து நொறுக்குவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनंदी थप्पड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mutlu tokat atma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

happy slapping
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szczęśliwy bicie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щасливі ляпаси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slapping fericit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευτυχής χαστούκια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gelukkige klap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

happy slapping
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

happy slapping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of happy slapping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAPPY SLAPPING»

The term «happy slapping» is normally little used and occupies the 128.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAPPY SLAPPING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «happy slapping» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «happy slapping» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about happy slapping

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAPPY SLAPPING»

Discover the use of happy slapping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to happy slapping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kids Online: Opportunities and Risks for Children
In addition, normative beliefs affected downloading, while the perception of downloading as morally acceptable was positively related to actual downloading activity (LaRose et al, 2005). 'Happy slapping' The online activity having received the ...
Sonia M. Livingstone, Sonia Livingstone, Leslie Haddon, 2009
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Happy Slapping
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
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Cell Phone Culture: Mobile Technology in Everyday Life
Happy slapping is a fascinating case because while it was taken seriously by some sections of the media, moral entrepreneurs (such as Bullying Online), and the state, it was at least received in a comic, if not ironic and questioning fashion.
Gerard Goggin, 2012
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Cyberbullying: Bullying in the Digital Age
2009, for example, two teenagers were charged with manslaughter following a happy slapping incident in which a 67-year-old man, Ekram Hague, whom they had perpetrated a happy slapping incident against as he left a house of worship,  ...
Robin M. Kowalski, Susan P. Limber, Patricia W. Agatston, 2012
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Cyber Bullying
"Happy slapping" The phrase "happy slapping” makes this type of cyber bullying sound like fun. Unfortunately, it is not at all fun for those on the receiving end of it. In a happy slapping attack, one person physically attacks someone, while ...
Nick Hunter, 2012
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Taking Action Against Youth Crime
Some cyberbullies use cameras on their cell phones to send embarrassing or violent photos of others, taken without their permission. ln the U.K., a very nasty type of cyberbullying is known as "happy slapping," in which gangs attack innocent ...
Jacqui Bailey, 2009
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Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to ...
Figure 2.11 Cyberbullying Via a Social Networking Web Site Happy-Slapping Happy-slapping is a relatively recent phenomenon that links traditional bullying with cyberbullying. In happy-slapping incidents, an unsuspecting person is recorded ...
Sameer Hinduja, Justin W. Patchin, 2009
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Bullying and Racist Bullying in Schools
However, she also argues that happy slapping has become more violent as the first reported case was published in Australia in September 2006 (Campbell 2006). Pupils identified that 'happy slapping' was highly popular. One pupil in Old  ...
Sairah Qureshi, 2013
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A Playworker's Guide to Understanding Children's Behaviour: ...
HIT AND RUN: HAPPY SLAPPING Happy slapping is not just notoriety-seeking, copy-cat behaviour, but a re-enactment of the humiliation of others youngsters see around them everyday, and is a form of bullying Two eleven year old girls left  ...
Andrea Clifford-Poston, 2008
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Happy Slapping
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Proteus Val Re Kresten, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAPPY SLAPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term happy slapping is used in the context of the following news items.
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Prime Minister Recognises The Work Of Anti-Hate Campaigner Mark …
... to David Morley (aka Sinders) killed by a gang of teenagers in a so-called “happy slapping” attack as he walked home along the South Bank. «The Gay UK, Jun 15»
2
Watch moment schoolgirl batters her drug dealer for allegedly …
THE so-called 'happy slapping' video has gone viral. The disturbing footage shows a schoolgirl attacking her drug dealer for selling her 'dust'. «Scottish Daily Record, May 15»
3
Swedish Princess Leonore looks glum as she meets the Pope at the …
... central Stockholm while wearing an alien mask, the summer also saw him become the victim of a happy slapping incident during a holiday to ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
4
No panic, but no sitting still either for LSU with ACC foe Boston …
We need Conner Hale to not just be happy slapping singles, but to drive the ball with more authority." While those were the two players Mainieri ... «NOLA.com, Feb 15»
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Nathan Barley: old comedy turned out to be a documentary about …
From happy slapping to NekNominate to Rude Tube to Vine, anything is permitted now, as long as it fits a 19-year-old idiot's idea of what's ... «Boing Boing, Feb 15»
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As Infanta Cristina goes on trial, meet the royals who are never far …
... while wearing an alien mask, the summer also saw him become the victim of a happy slapping incident during a holiday to Cannes. He also ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
7
Teachers ask parents to stop children 'happy slapping'
Happy slapping” normally refers to people filming somebody on a mobile phone while they are caught by surprise with an unexpected slap. «Camden New Journal newspapers website, Jun 14»
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Americans Discovering Joys of 'Happy Slapping' 'Knockout' Craze
Americans Discovering Joys of 'Happy Slapping' 'Knockout' Craze. By Lydia ... Knockout craze is similar to the 2008 UK Happy Slapping craze. «Daily Squib, Nov 13»
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The Death Of The UK's "Happy Slapping" Craze
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: the old-school ... «Deadspin, May 13»
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'Point Em Out Knock Em Out,' 'Knockout King,' 'Happy Slapping,' and …
The murder of a 62-year-old immigrant in West Rogers Park is the latest victim attributed to a “game” of random street violence—one that's also ... «Chicagomag.com, Jul 12»

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