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• a variation of wack.

whack

¹ American  

[hwak, wak] / ʰwæk, wæk /

verb (used with object)

whacks, present (3rd person singular) whacked, past participle, past whacking present participle

1. to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.

2. Slang. to divide into or take in shares (often followed byup ).

   Whack the loot between us two.

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verb (used without object)

whacks, present (3rd person singular) whacked, past participle, past whacking present participle

1. to strike a smart, resounding blow or blows.

noun

1. a smart, resounding blow.

   a whack with his hand.

2. Informal. a trial or attempt.

   to take a whack at a job.

   Synonyms:

   turn, go, try

3. Slang. a portion or share.

verb phrase

1. whack out to produce quickly or, sometimes, carelessly.

   She whacks out a short story every week or so.

2. whack off

   1. to cut off or separate with a blow.

      The cook whacked off the fish's head.

   2. Slang: Vulgar. to masturbate.

idioms

1. out of whack, out of order or alignment; not in proper condition.

whack ² American  

[hwak, wak] / ʰwæk, wæk /

noun

1. a variant of wack.

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whack British  

/ wæk /

verb

1. to strike with a sharp resounding blow

2. informal (usually passive) to exhaust completely

3. informal (tr; usu foll by in or on) to put something on to or into something else with force or abandon

   whack on some sunscreen

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noun

1. slang (tr) to murder

   if you were out of line you got whacked

2. a sharp resounding blow or the noise made by such a blow

3. informal a share or portion

4. informal a try or attempt (esp in the phrase have a whack at )

5. informal out of order; unbalanced

   the whole system is out of whack

interjection

1. an exclamation imitating the noise of a sharp resounding blow

whack More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing whack

• have a crack (whack) at
• out of kilter (whack)

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• whacker
  noun

Inflected Forms

Participles

• whacking
  present
• whacked
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• whack
  simple
• whacks
  simple
• have whacked
  perfect
• has whacked
  perfect
• am whacking
  progressive
• are whacking
  progressive
• is whacking
  progressive
• have been whacking
  perfect progressive
• has been whacking
  perfect progressive

Past

• whacked
  simple
• had whacked
  perfect
• was whacking
  progressive
• were whacking
  progressive
• had been whacking
  perfect progressive

Future

• will whack
  simple
• will have whacked
  perfect
• will be whacking
  progressive
• will have been whacking
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of whack

First recorded in 1710–20; originally dialect, Scots form of thwack; cf. whang ², whittle

Example Sentences

Scotland have brought the party to the United States, and it was maybe this influence that prompted the DJ to whack on Freed From Desire.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

“We have a red-flag system here, where if there’s anything that gets really out of whack, they can immediately tag the milk, and it doesn’t go to anything but cheese,” McAfee told me.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

A bright sky is a signal that it’s daytime, so getting that signal at night throws all of that out of whack.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Trump later told reporters that a gunman he described as a "lone wolf" and a "whack job" had charged through security screening just outside the ballroom.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

He lets out a laugh, and I automatically duck, thinking that mischievous glint in his eyes means he’s going to whack me upside the head.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

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