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slap-up

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slap-up
adj
(Cookery) (prenominal) Brit informal (esp of meals) lavish; excellent; first-class
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Adj.1.slap-up - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

slap-up
adjective (Brit. informal) luxurious, lavish, sumptuous, princely, excellent, superb, magnificent, elaborate, splendid, first-rate, no-expense-spared, fit for a king We usually had one slap-up meal a day.
Translations
slap-up [ˈslæpʌp] ADJ (Brit) slap-up mealbanquete m, comilona f
slap-up [ˈslæpˌʌp] adj (Brit) (fam) a slap-up mealun pasto coi fiocchi or da leccarsi i baffi
slap-up [ˈslæpˌʌp] adj (Brit) (fam) a slap-up mealun pasto coi fiocchi or da leccarsi i baffi


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To marry a slap-up handsome woman like that, and then pretend not to know what it means when she bolts.
"We shan't want any tea," said George (Harris's face fell at this); "but we'll have a good round, square, slap-up meal at seven - dinner, tea, and supper combined.
 
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