whips

British

/ wɪps /

plural noun

informal (often foll by of) a large quantity

I've got whips of cash at the moment

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Piker’s mother arrives—they greet each other in Turkish—and she whips up a charcuterie plate that will be picked at all night long.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

A government source joked the whips, the party managers, are becoming a bit "like an HR department" listening to concerns rather than driving the troops forward.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Not having affairs, not engaging in departmental spats, not, à la Prof. Indiana Jones, cracking whips and cracking wise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

In our study, leadership included the speaker, party leaders, whips, caucus or conference chairs, and committee chairs or ranking members.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

My head whips right faster than I thought it could.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

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