larruping

[lar-uh-ping]

adverb Chiefly Western U.S.

very; exceedingly: That was a larruping good meal.

Origin of larruping

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; larrup + -ing²

larrup

[lar-uh p]

verb (used with object), lar·ruped, lar·rup·ing.

to beat or thrash.

Origin of larrup

1815–25; perhaps < Dutch larpen to thresh with flails

Related formslar·rup·er, noun

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Related Words for larruping

hit, harm, charge, raid, besiege, beat, assault, hurt, bombard, ambush, stab, storm, strike, assail, blast, invade, infiltrate, repulse, crush, finish

Examples from the Web for larruping

Historical Examples of larruping

I gave him a glass of my choicest rum, when all he deserved was a larruping.
The Maid of Sker
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
They was a-making tracks along hereaway, sartain, sure; larruping them hosses to a keen jump, lickity-split.
The Master of Appleby
Francis Lynde
Blame my buttons, if I don't always hate to pronounce that larruping long name Blennerhassett!
A Dream of Empire
William Henry Venable
His wits have never come right, and a deal, a deal of larruping it will take to make 'em grow.
A Book of Ghosts
Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for larruping

larrup

verb

(tr) dialect to beat or flog

Derived Formslarruper, noun

Word Origin for larrup

C19: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for larruping

larrup

"to beat, thrash," 1823, of unknown origin, possibly related to Dutch larpen "to thrash." First mentioned as a Suffolk dialect word.