whup

English

Verb

whup (third-person singular simple present whups, present participle whupping, simple past and past participle whupped)

1. (Southern US or African-American Vernacular, dialect) Alternative form of whoop (to whip, thrash, or defeat).
   • 1986, August Wilson, Fences,

     I used to whup you four games out of five.

     What you gonna do ... give me a whupping? You can't whup me no more. You're too old.