Smack
Encyclopedia
Smack may refer to:
In art and entertainment:
- SlapSlapA slap or "smack" is a broad stroke made with the open hand or the back of the hand, as opposed to a punch that is made with a closed fist. Slaps are frequently made across the face, but can be also made across hands or any other body part, and can use either the palm of the hand or the back of the...
, a broad stroke made with the open hand - SpankingSpankingSpanking refers to the act of striking the buttocks of another person to cause temporary pain without producing physical injury. It generally involves one person striking the buttocks of another person with an open hand. When an open hand is used, spanking is referred to in some countries as...
, a form of corporal punishment - Heroin, a narcotic drug
- Smack (ship)Smack (ship)A smack was a traditional fishing boat used off the coast of England and the Atlantic coast of America for most of the 19th century, and even in small numbers up to the Second World War. It was originally a cutter rigged sailing boat until about 1865, when the smacks became so large that cutter...
, a small decked or half-decked vessel - Smack talkSmack talkSmack talk is a slang term seen in chat channels in chat room, blog, and MMOG conversations. It generally refers to the use of threatening or intentionally inflammatory language....
, the use of threatening or intentionally inflammatory language - Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel (Smack), a Linux kernel security module
- Smack, a collective noun for a group of jellyfishJellyfishJellyfish are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. Medusa is another word for jellyfish, and refers to any free-swimming jellyfish stages in the phylum Cnidaria...
- An open source XMPP client library for instant messaging and presence written in Java by Jive Software.
In art and entertainment:
- Smack (American band), a 2000s pop/rock band
- Smack (Finnish band)Smack (Finnish band)Smack was a Finnish band, which was active 1982-1990. The band's original line-up consisted of singer Claude, guitarists Kartsa and Manchuria, bassist Cheri and drummer Kinde.-Discography:* Smack On You...
, a 1980s rock band - Smack (novel) or Junk, a 1996 novel by Melvin Burgess
- "Smack", a song by Zion I and The Grouch, a B-side of the single "Lift Me Up"