whop
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English whappen, wappen
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /wɒp/, X-SAMPA: /wQp/ or IPA: /ʍɒp/, X-SAMPA: /WQp/
- (US) enPR: wäp, IPA: /wɑp/, X-SAMPA: /wAp/ or enPR: hwäp, IPA: /ʍɑp/, X-SAMPA: /WAp/
- Rhymes: -ɒp
- Homophone: wop (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Verb [edit]
whop (third-person singular simple present whops, present participle whopping, simple past and past participle whopped)
- (transitive, informal) To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
- He angrily whopped the book onto the table.
Derived terms [edit]
Noun [edit]
whop (plural whops)
Related terms [edit]
References [edit]
- whop in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913 (etymology)
