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The 20-year-old Diaz threw Lawler off his game in the opening minutes with an open-handed strike that came to be known as the Stockton Slap after Nate emulated it later.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021

Sophie Turner then absolutely wallops O’Brien with an open-handed slap to the left cheek, spattering tequila across his chin and sending shock waves through his pompadour.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2019

There’s “the OK” – slightly effete, open-handed, with the thumb and forefinger pinched together and the wrist cocked and loose.

From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2017

The army remained "open-handed to receive LRA defectors who abandon violence", he said.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2013

Lord Tywin might have been niggardly with his approval and affection, but he had al-ways been open-handed when it came to coin.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin