splat

(splat)

noun

a thin, flat piece of wood, esp. as used in the back of a chair

Origin: via dial. < base of split

noun, interjection

(used to suggest) a splattering or wet, slapping sound

Origin: echoic

intransitive verb

See splat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A slat of wood, as one in the middle of a chair back.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from Middle English splatten, to split open

Origin: , perhaps from Medieval Latin splattāre

Origin: , of Low German origin

noun

A smacking or splashing noise.

adverb

With a smacking or splashing noise: landed splat on the floor.

Origin:

Origin: Imitative

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