Adjective : a slap-up do. From Dictionary.com.
"Wal, I call that slap-up rude," I hear her remark. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 1, 1892] Reference
“What slap-up style!” her nephew whispered in approval. From Wordnik.com. [Scenes from a Courtesan's Life] Reference
"The most uncommon slap-up flying game, I guess, in creation," said. From Wordnik.com. [Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek] Reference
And who wouldnt get a little drowsy after a slap-up nosh like that?. From Wordnik.com. [Black Butterfly] Reference
Our concert party got really quite a slap-up show going about this time. From Wordnik.com. [Fanny Goes to War] Reference
She was probably hoping for a pearl necklace or a slap-up dinner instead. From Wordnik.com. [It's a New Sewing Machine! Made of Dead Fish! - A Dress A Day] Reference
To cheer us up, I spent more of Helena's father's money on a slap-up fish supper. From Wordnik.com. [Two For The Lions]
When she didn't get her way, she said she'd invite him to a slap-up meal later that evening. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference
Joe could just make out the slap-up buildings and the windmill of the Base Camp ten miles away. From Wordnik.com. [Stallion Gate]
Unless of course the other Iain wants to invite newmania onto the sofa for a slap-up mediafest ?. From Wordnik.com. [Blogger TV again] Reference
Gives you a slap-up supper for nothing, as much pop as you can drink, and cashes your checks like a bird. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Promise] Reference
… George said that, as we had plenty of time, it would be a splendid opportunity to try a good, slap-up supper. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-07-01] Reference
That slap-up feed and bottle of Moet are still up for grabs, people... posted by Devil's Kitchen at 10/21/2005 03:37:00 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-10-01] Reference
He was another Ilderim, in his way - shorter and uglier, with a smashed nose and pocked face, but a slap-up Pathan Khyberie, every inch. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman In The Great Game]
He was another Ilderim, in his way — shorter and uglier, with a smashed nose and pocked face, but a slap-up Pathan Khyberie, every inch. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman In The Great Game]
My father insisted on a slap-up dinner to celebrate. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Budget: Work out how you can afford a slap-up Christmas. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
"What slap-up style!" her nephew whispered in approval. From Wordnik.com. [Scenes from a Courtesan's Life] Reference
Moses, ain't she a slap-up girl, and ain't they just spooney!. From Wordnik.com. [The New Tenant] Reference
It was a real slap-up feast for us, so we really savoured it. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
And think of the 20 slap-up dinners hooned down the waste disposal. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online]
A slap-up meal is a wonderful, self-indulgent way to start a lazy Sunday. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Just to test her I took her to see really slap-up premises in another part of Bond Street. From Wordnik.com. [An Amiable Charlatan] Reference
In the evening we were treated to a slap-up meal at Theatrum Restaurant in Quito's old town. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
Well, I guess I'd better buy a car, a slap-up one, dress as a chauffeur and hang about outside. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Adversary] Reference
Well, there's Millbank; that's regular slap-up, quite a sight, regular lion; if I were you I would see. From Wordnik.com. [Coningsby] Reference
It was to be a slap-up affair, right under the roof, where there was no chance of the police raiding us. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Redwoods] Reference
Well! he'll hev it finished off and furnished slap-up style, you bet! with a Chinese cook, and a Biddy, and. From Wordnik.com. [Trent's Trust, and Other Stories] Reference
I'll bet you've talked about playing at gipsies often enough; well, we'll get a real gipsy supper -- a slap-up one. From Wordnik.com. [The Slowcoach] Reference
The Sun: "Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a big slap-up turkey dinner and at £1.83 a head this is the UK's best value.". From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
But, never mind, if they were put up neatly and tidily they were always “excellent,” or “quite slap-up” as he used to say. From Wordnik.com. [My Father as I Recall Him] Reference
The next day at five we met; Mr. Pogson had seen his Baroness, and described her lodgings, in his own expressive way, as "slap-up.". From Wordnik.com. [The Paris Sketch Book] Reference
HIS beauties; in fact, when he spoke to us about her, he said, "She's a slap-up thing, I tell you; a reg'lar good one; ONE OF MY SORT!". From Wordnik.com. [The Paris Sketch Book] Reference
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