"to land with a smacking sound," 1897, probably of imitative origin. As a noun from 1958.
splat fish over an open fire
he heard a splat as it hit the floor
spiv
splanchnic
splanchno-
splash
splashy
splat
splatter
splay
spleen
splendid
splendidly
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