whipcrack

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

whip +‎ crack

Noun[edit]

whipcrack (plural whipcracks)

  1. The crack of a whip.
    • 1998, Barry Yourgrau, Haunted Traveller: An Imaginary Memoir:
      I flounder off toward the shouts and whipcracks, screaming for my life.
    • 2009, Steve Chick, Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story:
      This dichotomy played out across the album, its title “LOVE” spelt backwards, its lyric sheet speaking of whipcracks that feel like kisses, of violence as a gateway to bliss […]
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