happy slapping
noun [mass noun] 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...
- Two girls have been brutally attacked in the first happy slapping incident to hit the area.
- 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.
Derivatives
happy slapper
- If you're a happy slapper, you're manufacturing evidence against yourself.
- People were drawn in as random victims, with "happy slappers" seeing it as a way to fame and notoriety.
- 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.
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