slap in the face vs taunt

slap in the face

noun
  • Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, in, the, face. 

taunt

noun
  • A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery 

verb
  • to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. 

How often have the words slap in the face and taunt occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )