Origin of whack
Synonyms for whack
Related Words for whack
wallop, ding, clout, nail, rap, belt, sock, lambaste, crack, strike, wham, biff, beat, thump, buffet, bang, slap, slug, bash, boxExamples from the Web for whack
Contemporary Examples of whack
Say the Democrats: When all else fails, whack them on Social Security.
But this new flavor of rhetorical flimflam is still pretty, well, whack.
Why is he dialing down the humor and dialing up the moralizing, throwing his immaculate comedic balance out of whack?
Apple is working on an automatic alert system that rings a doctor if blood sugar or blood pressure gets out of whack.
First, Herz argues, our ability to weigh risk is out of whack, because CrossFit is more like a sport than a Pilates class.
Historical Examples of whack
This gentleman said he never told a fellow what ailed him until he got his whack.
Ned MyersJames Fenimore Cooper
There was a whack as one lump hit the boat, and a grunt as the other struck some man.
The Cruise of the Dry DockT. S. Stribling
Virginie had caught her a whack with all her might on her bare arm, just above the elbow.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
But on most of the occasions she only caught some whack for her trouble.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
"We won't get much of a whack at the Jerries," the colonel said rather testily.
A Yankee Flier Over BerlinAl Avery