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  • 1whack — whack1 [wæk] v [T] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from the sound of hitting] 1.) to hit someone or something hard whack sb/sth with sth ▪ He kept whacking the dog with a stick. 2.) BrE spoken to put something somewhere whack sth… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2whack — 1 verb (T) informal 1 to hit someone or something hard: Ow! You whacked me with your elbow! 2 spoken to put something somewhere: Just whack it under the grill for a couple of minutes. 2 noun (C) especially spoken 1 the act of hitting something… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3whack — I. /wæk / (say wak) Colloquial –verb (t) 1. to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows. 2. to put or place, especially roughly or quickly: whack it down here; I ll just whack on a CD. –noun 3. a smart, resounding blow: a whack with her hand …

  • 4whack — whacker, n. /hwak, wak/, v.t. 1. to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows. 2. Slang. to divide into or take in shares (often fol. by up): Whack the loot between us two. v.i. 3. to strike a smart, resounding blow or blows. 4. whack off, a …

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  • 5Whack — 1. place in a rough or slap dash manner: Just whack it down in the corner; whacked a dirty big line through it ; 2. go or attempt: take a whack at a job ; 3. portion or share: pays his whack ; Give me my whack now ; 4. act of male masturbation;… …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 6whack — Australian Slang 1. place in a rough or slap dash manner: Just whack it down in the corner; whacked a dirty big line through it ; 2. go or attempt: take a whack at a job ; 3. portion or share: pays his whack ; Give me my whack now ; 4. act of… …

    English dialects glossary

  • 7whack — [[t](h)wæk, wæk[/t]] v. t. 1) to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows 2) to cut or chop vigorously: He whacked the vines from his path with a hunting knife[/ex] 3) to strike a smart, resounding blow or blows 4) phv whack off a) to cut… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8have a whack at — Vrb phrs. To attempt. E.g. I had a whack at plumbing in the new kitchen sink but I didn t have the tools so paid a professional to finish the job …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 9Cleon Skousen — W. Cleon Skousen Born Willard Cleon Skousen January 20, 1913(1913 01 20) Raymond, Alberta, Canada Died January 9, 2006(2006 01 …

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