backhander
(redirected from a backhander)backhander
A blow administered by the back of one's hand. You talk about my girl like that again, and you'll get a backhander to the face, understand?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
backhander
n. a backhand slap in the face. Yes, officer, a perfectly strange woman came up and clobbered me with a backhander that loosened a tooth.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.