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whacker

  • a word derived from whack.
    whack
    verb (used with object)
    to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.

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At the time, the Department of Homeland Security denied his shoulder had been dislocated and blasted Barranco on social media, accusing him of assaulting federal law enforcement with a weed whacker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

Other videos show Barranco running from agents with a weed whacker in hand.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2025

Mr. Sirois is now unable to hook up their pool vacuum or insert string in their weed whacker.

From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2023

I mean, doesn’t everyone who wanted an exercise bike or a weed whacker or a boat have it by now?

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2021

Next thing you know, you’re running around in a bathrobe and pink bunny slippers, chasing chickens with a weed whacker.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan