slap-back adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •when bass strings are slapped rather plucked individually. noun1 •a faulty landing, whereby the skier rotates backwards around the knee-joint and hits the snow of the landing slope with their back and head, before rising off the snow back into position with their skis underneath them. formsslap-backs · more slap-back · most slap-back