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whacking

verb

Meaning

  1. To hit, slap or strike.
  2. To kill, bump off.
  3. To share or parcel out; often with up.
  4. To beat convincingly; to thrash.
  5. (usually in the negative) To surpass; to better.
  6. A beating.
  7. Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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