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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Idioms for whack
out of whack, Informal. out of order or alignment; not in proper condition.
Origin of whack
1OTHER WORDS FROM whack
whacker, nounWords nearby whack
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British Dictionary definitions for whack
whack
/ (wæk) /
verb (tr)
noun
interjection
an exclamation imitating the noise of a sharp resounding blow
Derived forms of whack
whacker, nounWord Origin for whack
C18: perhaps a variant of thwack, ultimately of imitative origin
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