whack

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The sound of a heavy strike.

2. 2

   The strike itself.

   • Saka was a threat from the first whistle; Ukraine rightly wary of him and dishing out the usual whacks.
3. 3

   The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.

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   1. 4

      An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.

      • C'mon. Take a whack at it.
      • 40 bucks a whack.
      • The number arrested is not over 600 — at $805 a whack, New Jersey has made half-a-million dollars arresting gay men.
   2. 5

      A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.

      • I don’t care about much wine afterwards—I take my whack at dinner—I mean my share, you know; and when I have had as much as I want I toddle up to tea.
      • “It’s damned tame, whatever it is, comin’ in here at feedin’ time an’ gettin’ its whack of fish.”
      • “[…] O'Cannon's a taxpayer. He pays his whack towards the upkeep of the State School up in town—”
   3. 6

      A whack-up

      A whack-up: a division of an amount into separate whacks, a divvying up.

   4. 7

      A deal, an agreement.

      • "I'll stay if you will." "Good—that's a whack."
      • It's a whack!
   5. 8

      A harmful outcome or repercussion.

      • But I rely on you to give me the nod in time to get Cora clear off whatever happens. I can take my own whack as it comes—as I always have done.
   6. 9

      PCP, phencyclidine (also wack).

   7. 10

      The backslash, ⟨ \ ⟩.

      • del c:\docs\readme.txt Delete c colon whack docs whack readme dot text.
   8. 11

      To hit, slap or strike.

      • The bat whacked the baseball.
      • G. W. Cable Rodsmen were whacking their way through willow brakes.
   9. 12

      To assassinate, bump off.

      • Niko Bellic: So you want me to talk to him? / Jimmy Pegorino: I want you to whack him! And after that I want you to kill all the other rats I surround myself with...
   10. 13

       To share or parcel out (often with up).

       • to whack the spoils of a robbery
   11. 14

       To beat convincingly

       To beat convincingly; to thrash.

       • The fidgety Majors were whacked 9-1 by the Kitchener Panthers at Couch and now trail their rivals 2-0 in an increasingly uncomfortable best-of-seven Intercounty Baseball League first-round series.
   12. 15

       To surpass

       To surpass; to better.

       • Recently I was over in Ireland, I love the place, proper fishing, can't whack it!
   13. 16

       To attempt something despite not knowing how to do it

       To attempt something despite not knowing how to do it; to take on a task spontaneously and carelessly without planning.

       • Miss Loi always tells her students not to anyhow whack, stay calm and know thy approach before attempting each question.
   14. 17

       To eat something hurriedly.

   15. 18

       Alternative spelling of wack (“annoyingly or disappointingly bad”).

       • That's whack, yo!
       • As they joked about the big butts on female celebrities and what rappers had the whackest lyrics, Malcolm paid little attention to Kalia besides squeezing her hand or grabbing her arm to hold himself up […]

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