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whop

[hwop, wop]Informal.
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verb (used with object), whopped, whop·ping.
  1. to strike forcibly.
  2. to defeat soundly, as in a contest.
  3. to put or pull violently; whip: to whop out a book.
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verb (used without object), whopped, whop·ping.
  1. to plump suddenly down; flop.
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noun
  1. a forcible blow.
  2. the sound made by it.
  3. a bump; heavy fall.
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Also whap, wap.

Origin of whop

1350–1400; Middle English, variant of wap
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British Dictionary definitions for whopped

whop

wop or less commonly whap

informal
verb whops, whopping or whopped
  1. (tr) to strike, beat, or thrash
  2. (tr) to defeat utterly
  3. (intr) to drop or fall
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noun
  1. a heavy blow or the sound made by such a blow
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Word Origin

C14: variant of wap, perhaps of imitative origin
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Word Origin and History for whopped

whop

v.

"to beat, strike," mid-15c., of imitative origin; cf. Welsh chwap "a stroke," also of imitative origin; cf. also wap.

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