smacker

Meanings

1. 1nouncountableinformalBritishAmerican

   A pound in British money, or a dollar in American money, used informally.

   Grammar: Countable; often used in the plural with a number: 'twenty smackers'.

   Patterns

   • a smacker
   • number + smackers

   I only paid a few smackers for this jacket.

   He owes me fifty smackers from last week.

   The tickets cost us a hundred smackers each.

2. 2nouncountableinformal

   A loud, hearty kiss.

   Grammar: Countable; often used with 'give someone a smacker'.

   Patterns

   • give someone a smacker
   • plant a smacker on someone

   She gave him a big smacker on the cheek.

   He planted a smacker on his mother's forehead.

3. 3nouncountableinformal

   A hard slap or hit.

   Grammar: Countable; usually refers to a blow with the hand.

   Patterns

   • a smacker on something
   • give someone a smacker

   He got a smacker on the back of the head.

   She gave the ball a real smacker with the bat.

Word forms

Common combinations

a few smackers

I'd happily pay a few smackers for a good coffee.

fifty smackers

That old radio isn't worth fifty smackers.

give someone a smacker

She gave her son a smacker before bed.

plant a smacker on someone

He planted a smacker on her lips.

a smacker on the cheek

Grandma greeted me with a smacker on the cheek.

Synonyms and how they differ

quid

British informal for a pound; 'smacker' is similar but less common and can also mean a dollar in American English.

buck

American informal for a dollar; 'smacker' is also informal but less frequent in this sense.

peck

A quick, light kiss; a 'smacker' is louder and more enthusiastic.

slap

A blow with the flat hand; a 'smacker' in this sense is informal and often implies a loud sound.

Commonly confused: smacker or smack?

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