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whop
[ wop, hwop ]
verb (used with object)
, whopped, whop·ping.
- to strike forcibly.
- to defeat soundly, as in a contest.
- to put or pull violently; whip:
to whop out a book.
verb (used without object)
, whopped, whop·ping.
- to plump suddenly down; flop.
noun
- a forcible blow.
- the sound made by it.
- a bump; heavy fall.
whop
/ wɒp /
verb
- tr to strike, beat, or thrash
- tr to defeat utterly
- intr to drop or fall
noun
- a heavy blow or the sound made by such a blow
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whop1
C14: variant of wap, perhaps of imitative origin
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Example Sentences
Whop-straw, cant name for a countryman; Johnny Whop-straw, in allusion to threshing.
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