slap-up

/'slæpʌp/

Thân thiện

We had a slap-up meal at the new restaurant.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Excellent, first-rate, or lavish: Used to describe something of very high quality, especially food, a meal, or an event that is particularly impressive, abundant, or enjoyable.

Usage

• The adjective "slap-up" is primarily used in informal British English.
• It typically modifies nouns related to meals, entertainment, or events (e.g., a slap-up dinner, a slap-up do).
• It conveys a sense of something being generous, splendid, or top-notch.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • After winning the championship, the team enjoyed a slap-up meal at a fancy restaurant.
  • They threw a slap-up party for their parents' golden wedding anniversary.
  • We're going out for a slap-up breakfast to celebrate.

Advanced Usage

• "A slap-up do": a lavish party or social event.
  • The village fete turned into a real slap-up do with live music and a hog roast.

Variants and Related Words

• Slap-up does not have common variant forms. It is a fixed compound adjective.

Synonyms

• Splendid: very impressive; magnificent.
• Sumptuous: splendid and expensive-looking.
• Lavish: sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.
• First-rate: of the highest quality; excellent.

Idioms

• "A slap-up feed": (informal, chiefly British) a large and excellent meal.
  • After the hike, we all deserved a slap-up feed.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. very good
   • he did a bully job
   • a neat sports car
   • had a great time at the party
   • you look simply smashing