Slap-bang-shops, originally low eating-houses where the ready-money was paid down with a SLAP-BANG.—Grose. A SLAP-BANG-SHOP is now a very pretentious eating-house.
Slap-dash, immediately, or quickly; at a great rate.
Slap-up, first-rate, excellent, very good.
Slasher, a powerful roysterer, a game and clever pugilist.
Slashers, the Twenty-eighth Regiment of Foot in the British army.
Slate, “he has a SLATE loose,” i.e., he is slightly crazy.
Slate, to pelt with abuse, to beat, to “lick;” or, in the language of the reviewers, to “cut up.” Also, among bettors, to lay heavily against a particular man or animal in a race.
Slate, to knock the hat over one’s eyes, to bonnet.—North.
Slavey, a maid-servant.