- Whack
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈhwak, ˈwak\
- Function:
- verb
- Etymology:
- probably imitative of the sound of a blow
- Date:
- 1719
transitive verb
1 a: to strike with a smart or resounding blow <whack the ball> b: to cut with or as if with a whack :
2chiefly British : to get the better of :
3slang : , intransitive verb: to strike a smart or resounding blow
— whack·er noun
whack. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
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