slap together
phrasal verb
slapped together; slapping together; slaps together
informal
: to create (something) by putting parts together in a quick or careless way
I slapped a sandwich together as I was running out the door.
The company slapped together a website and then waited for the customers to come pouring in.
Examples of slap together in a Sentence
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The crowd whooped, furiously slapping together their bambams. ::
(Eugene Hoshiko / Associated Press)
Oshu, a semi-rural city of around 114,000, is not exactly a tourist hot spot.
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Now that stores only sell clothes that have been slapped together from plastic sheeting and surgical staples in fast-fashion gulags, what used to be considered basic construction — stuff like finished seams and sturdy material — becomes downright luxurious in comparison.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 July 2024
Measure, Measure, Measure The difference between a space that looks slapped together versus one that feels curated?
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 June 2024
The water tank supplied by the Border Patrol was dry, prompting fights as Mr. Schultz scrambled to find more water – and slap together more PB&J sandwiches.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
The ad hoc studio was so slapped together, that at multiple points throughout the recording process, power for the entire building would blow out.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
The Thomas fire, which scorched more than 280,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, ignited on Dec. 4, 2017, after high winds caused two Southern California Edison power lines to slap together, fire officials found.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
So a network that used to schedule savvy combos like Riverdale leading into Nancy Drew was suddenly slapping together a German sci-fi import, The Swarm, a.k.a.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Now that stores only sell clothes that have been slapped together from plastic sheeting and surgical staples in fast-fashion gulags, what used to be considered basic construction — stuff like finished seams and sturdy material — becomes downright luxurious in comparison.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 July 2024
Measure, Measure, Measure The difference between a space that looks slapped together versus one that feels curated?
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 June 2024
The water tank supplied by the Border Patrol was dry, prompting fights as Mr. Schultz scrambled to find more water – and slap together more PB&J sandwiches.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
The ad hoc studio was so slapped together, that at multiple points throughout the recording process, power for the entire building would blow out.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
The Thomas fire, which scorched more than 280,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, ignited on Dec. 4, 2017, after high winds caused two Southern California Edison power lines to slap together, fire officials found.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
So a network that used to schedule savvy combos like Riverdale leading into Nancy Drew was suddenly slapping together a German sci-fi import, The Swarm, a.k.a.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
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“Slap together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20together. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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