- 1. When an insult is so surprising and uncalled for, it's the equivalent of slapping someone across the face. Kind of like [verbal slap], the only difference being that mental slaps usually are an insult to [intelligence], as verbal slaps can pertain to anything. > Person One - (Blah blah blah) > Person Two - ...You're an idiot! > Person Three - Mental Slap! Source: ecdict
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