Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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zap, n. energy, enthusiasm.
zap, v. 1.  to kill, to defeat. 2.  to move quickly. 3. to attack, to criticize. 4.  to fail someone in a test or examination. 5. to overwhelm emotionally; to shock, to alarm. 6. to send, to put or to hit forcefully; also fig. use. 7. to encounter problems; of a criminal, to get arrested, imprisoned. 8. to shoot. 9. to dismiss from a job. 10.  to cook in a microwave. 11. to steal. 12. to turn on or off, e.g. a television, car-locking device. 13. to subject to radio-therapy.
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zap!, excl. an excl. used to describe the force of a sudden impact.
sap, n.2 1. a fool, a dupe. 2. in attrib. use of sense 1.
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zap someone’s ass (v.) to defeat, to overcome.
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zapp, n. see sap n.2 (1)
zapped, adj. 1. killed, destroyed; exhausted; overwhelmed. 2. intoxicated by drink and/or drugs.
zappy, adj. energetic, spirited, amusing.
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