slaps

Slaps means something is really good, especially a song. If a track slaps, it hits hard and you want to play it again.

What does slaps mean?

“This song slaps” is high praise: the beat, the sound or the energy is excellent. The word is most closely tied to music, but people use it for anything that’s great, especially food: “This burrito slaps.”

It’s usually used in the present tense (“it slaps”), and “goes hard” or “bangs” mean much the same thing.

How to use slaps

• “This new album slaps from start to finish.”
• “The bass on this track slaps.”
• “Grandma’s mac and cheese slaps.”
• “That playlist slapped, send it to me.”

Slaps vs. bussin

Both mean “really good.” Slaps is strongest for music. Bussin is mostly used for food.

Where slaps comes from

According to Dictionary.com, the music sense of “slap” is often credited to Bay Area hip-hop slang. It reached Urban Dictionary in 2004, and a music website called This Song Slaps launched in 2015.

Related terms

• Bussin: really good, especially food.
• Goated: the best.
• Lit: exciting, fun.
• Sheesh: an expression of amazement.

See more terms like this in our Gen Z slang dictionary.