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Definition of happy slapping in English: happy slappingnoun mass nounBritish informal The practice whereby a group of people assault a stranger at random while filming the incident on a mobile device, so as to circulate the images or post them online. a media lecturer has blamed shows such as 'Jackass' for the rise of happy slapping Example sentencesExamples - It is the second serious happy slapping attack reported by the newspaper this year.
- A terrifying youth craze known as "happy slapping" has reared its ugly head in Colchester.
- In the mildest forms of the happy slapping craze, commuters have been targeted by yobs who slap unsuspecting travellers on the back of the head while filming with a phone.
- Spain has recently seen the arrival of happy slapping and other versions of crimes in which the perpetrators record what they are doing.
- While some people refer to this type of incident as happy slapping, the police treat all such matters as assault and will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute those responsible.
- The mother of a teenage happy slapping victim today called for the sale of camera-phones to juveniles to be restricted in a bid to curb the bizarre craze.
- Two girls have been brutally attacked in the first happy slapping incident to hit the area.
- A 13-year-old girl has been left too scared to go out at night after being hospitalised following a happy slapping beating.
- The attack is a sinister twist to the recent happy slapping phenomenon, where thugs record assaults on their victims.
- The sicko happy slapping trend is apparently sweeping the nation and has got anti-bullying organisations and the police in a massive stir.
- The 48-year-old was also robbed in the latest attack known as happy slapping, where victims are assaulted to amuse thugs who film it on mobiles.
Derivatives noun British informal Tube and mainline rail passengers around London have reported unprovoked 'happy slapper’ attacks. Example sentencesExamples - There have been several arrests of happy slappers, and police in Germany and Switzerland say the trend has become such a problem they have contacted their UK counterparts to get advice on tackling the craze.
- People were drawn in as random victims, with "happy slappers" seeing it as a way to fame and notoriety.
- One teenager said "happy slappers" were attempting to outdo one another by recording more serious attacks.
- If you're a happy slapper, you're manufacturing evidence against yourself.
Definition of happy slapping in US English: happy slappingnoun British informal The practice whereby a group of people assault a stranger at random while filming the incident on a mobile device, so as to circulate the images or post them online. a media lecturer has blamed shows such as 'Jackass' for the rise of happy slapping Example sentencesExamples - The mother of a teenage happy slapping victim today called for the sale of camera-phones to juveniles to be restricted in a bid to curb the bizarre craze.
- While some people refer to this type of incident as happy slapping, the police treat all such matters as assault and will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute those responsible.
- Spain has recently seen the arrival of happy slapping and other versions of crimes in which the perpetrators record what they are doing.
- A 13-year-old girl has been left too scared to go out at night after being hospitalised following a happy slapping beating.
- A terrifying youth craze known as "happy slapping" has reared its ugly head in Colchester.
- The attack is a sinister twist to the recent happy slapping phenomenon, where thugs record assaults on their victims.
- The sicko happy slapping trend is apparently sweeping the nation and has got anti-bullying organisations and the police in a massive stir.
- Two girls have been brutally attacked in the first happy slapping incident to hit the area.
- The 48-year-old was also robbed in the latest attack known as happy slapping, where victims are assaulted to amuse thugs who film it on mobiles.
- It is the second serious happy slapping attack reported by the newspaper this year.
- In the mildest forms of the happy slapping craze, commuters have been targeted by yobs who slap unsuspecting travellers on the back of the head while filming with a phone.
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