Splat
/splæt/noun
A sudden, wet, or soft smacking sound or impact.
Did you know?Splat is an onomatopoeic word, built to imitate the sound it describes, which is why it feels so physical and instant in the mouth.
Etymological Timeline
Early 20th Century
English
splat
“A sharp, wet, smacking sound or the impact making it.”
19th Century
English
splash / splatter / spatter
“Earlier sound-imitating words for scattering liquid or making a wet noise.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*splat-
“No securely reconstructed ancestral form is established; the word is generally treated as expressive and imitative.”
Modern English
English
splat
“A sudden impact, especially one that produces a messy, flattening sound.”