clap, v.² — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

clap v.²

[SE clap, to strike a hard surface]

(W.I. Rasta)

1. to shoot.

1975		N. De Mille Smack Man (1991) 19: I could clap you with my fucking puppy in the right here and now. His puppy was the long barrell .45 [...] To clap was to shoot.
2012		Chief Keef ‘Savage’ 🎵 My young boys clap heat / [...] / They shootin’ shit on site .
2014		Perm ‘What’s all the talk about’ 🎵 Free S that nigga was a clappaholic / Any talk no problem he clapping on it.
2018-20		T. Thorne (ed.) ‘Drill Slang Glossary’ at Forensic Linguistic Databank 🌐 Clap– attack, shoot.

2. (UK black/gang) to steal drugs.

2018-20

T. Thorne (ed.) ‘Drill Slang Glossary’ at Forensic Linguistic Databank 🌐 Clap– steal drugs.

clap back (v.)

(UK black) to respond (aggressively).

2018-20

T. Thorne (ed.) ‘Drill Slang Glossary’ at Forensic Linguistic Databank 🌐 Clap back– retort, make an aggressive reply or response.

clap in (v.) [SE clap (of thunder); i.e. the energy of one’s arrival/departure]

to rush in vigorously, to push oneself forward, to arrive or leave in a decisive manner.

1672		Marvell Rehearsal Transpos’d 63: Hearing of a vacancy with a Noble man, he clapp’d in, and easily obtained to be his Chaplain.
1719		Defoe Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe 115: To take the advantage and clap in between them and their boats.

clap it up (v.)

to get married.

1593		Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew II i: Was ever a match clapp’d up so suddenly?
1611		J. Cook Greenes Tu Quoque Scene xvii: Shall we without further wrangling clap it up, And goe to Bed together?

clap on (v.) [ext. SE clap on, to place with promptness and effect]

to commit oneself, to make a determined effort.

1900

Punch 31 Jan. 80/2: And you’ll have to do no end of clapping on, I’m sure.

clap one’s clit (v.) [clit n.]

of a woman, to masturbate.

2003

G. Carlin GeorgeCarlin.com 🌐 Masturbation (Female): clap your clit.

clap one’s leg over (v.)