whop
[ wop, hwop ]
verb (used with object),whopped, whop·ping.
to strike forcibly.
to defeat soundly, as in a contest.
to put or pull violently; whip: to whop out a book.
verb (used without object),whopped, whop·ping.
to plump suddenly down; flop.
noun
a forcible blow.
the sound made by it.
a bump; heavy fall.
Origin of whop
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, variant of wap
- Also whap [hwop, wop, hwap, wap], /ʰwɒp, wɒp, ʰwæp, wæp/, wap [wop, wap] /wɒp, wæp/ .
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How to use whop in a sentence
whop-straw, cant name for a countryman; Johnny whop-straw, in allusion to threshing.
The Slang Dictionary | John Camden Hotten
British Dictionary definitions for whop
whop
verbwhops, whopping or whopped
(tr) to strike, beat, or thrash
(tr) to defeat utterly
(intr) to drop or fall
noun
a heavy blow or the sound made by such a blow
Origin of whop
1C14: variant of wap, perhaps of imitative origin
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