slap bracelet

Coiling wrist accessory

A slap bracelet is a flexible strip of metal encased in fabric or plastic that straightens flat but curls around the wrist when slapped against it.

Popular as children's accessories in the late 1980s and early 1990s, they were banned in many schools over concerns about the metal edges.

She collected slap bracelets in every color.

accessory

wristband

Band encircling the arm

  • bangleRigid wrist ornament
  • cuffSleeve or trouser terminus
  • armbandFabric loop worn above elbow

wristwear · jewelry · adornment · fashion · style · statement piece · costume jewelry · plastic · fabric · reflective

mechanism

snap

Sudden sharp sound

  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • springRecoiling metal spiral
  • curlSpiral or loop form

wrap · flexible · bendable · metal · band · tension · bistable · flatten · straighten · wrist

retro

1980s

Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade

nostalgia · childhood · memories · eighties · nineties · old-school · classic · yesteryear · reminisce · flashback

toy

plaything

Object for amusement

playground · fun · party favor · birthday · gift · prize · vending machine · goodie bag · stocking stuffer · amusement

Categories
Opposites
formality/sophistication

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Diamond chain for wrist

diamond bracelet · pearl bracelet · gold bangle · charm bracelet · luxury watch

material value

slap braceletdiamond bracelet

Jeweled wrist ornament

gold bracelet · Rolex · luxury watch

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G