An index of tropes that involve physically hitting someone, including yourself, with an open palm (or in some cases, an object).
A sub-index of Violence Tropes. For punching, see This Index Is Ready To Rumble; for kicking, see Index Just For Kicks. See also Hand Tropes and Face of the Index.
Not to be confused with an index about great music.
Tropes in this index include:
- Bitch Slap: A slap across the face to show your dominance over someone else.
- Cane Fu: Attacking someone by hitting them with a cane.
- Corporal Punishment: Hitting someone as a form of punishment.
- Comedic Spanking: Spanking someone for humorous reasons.
- Don't Make Me Take My Belt Off!: Someone (usually a child) is spanked with a belt (usually by their father).
- Dope Slap: Smack to the back of the head after the person does or says something stupid.
- Flirtatious Smack on the Ass: Playfully slapping another person's rear end, presumably as a sign of affection.
- Food Fight: Several people throwing food at one another.
- Food Slap: Throwing food or a drink at someone's face in anger.
- Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: A slap across the face to bring someone back to their senses.
- Glove Slap: Slapping someone in the face with a glove.
- Hit Me, Dammit!: Begging someone to physically harm you.
- Indignant Slap: Someone slaps someone out of a sense of personal or moral indignation.
- Kinky Spanking: Spanking someone as a sexual act.
- Kiss-Kiss-Slap: Slapping someone after showing them affection.
- Money Slap: Throwing money at someone as a sign of rejection.
- Not in the Face!: Specifically asking not to be slapped in the face.
- One Free Hit: Letting your opponent get the first shot in.
- Paper Fan of Doom: Convenient when you need to beat the heat, or other people.
- Parasol of Pain: Hitting someone with an umbrella.
- Pie in the Face: Someone throws a pie at someone else's face.
- Shamu Fu: Slapping someone with a fish or another aquatic animal.
- Shoe Slap: Throwing a shoe at someone.
- "Silly Me" Gesture: Tapping yourself on the head in embarrassment for doing something foolish or after having a revelation.
- Slap-Slap-Kiss: Showing someone affection after slapping them.
- Slapstick: A form of comedy that often includes people slapping each other.
- Slap Yourself Awake: Slapping yourself in order to stay awake or alert.
- Smack on the Back: A backslap that hurts.
- Stop Hitting Yourself: Forcing someone to hit themselves as a means of bullying.
- Tail Slap: Slapping someone with your tail.
- Why Did You Make Me Hit You?: Hitting someone to end an argument, then making them believe they're responsible for making you resort to hitting them.
- Wimp Fight: A fight that involves mostly weak slaps.
- Wouldn't Hit a Girl: A male character refrains from using physical violence on a female.
- You Wouldn't Hit a Guy with Glasses: If you wear glasses and say this phrase, chances are you'll get hit.
- Zen Slap: A mentor hits their pupil in order to get them to focus or have a revelation.