whop
Americanverb (used with object)
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to strike forcibly.
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to defeat soundly, as in a contest.
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to put or pull violently; whip.
to whop out a book.
verb (used without object)
noun
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a forcible blow.
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the sound made by it.
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a bump; heavy fall.
verb
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(tr) to strike, beat, or thrash
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(tr) to defeat utterly
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(intr) to drop or fall
noun
Etymology
Origin of whop
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, variant of wap
Example Sentences
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That’s a whopping 32 percentage points more than the S&P 500 over the same span.
It used to be the case that governments with whopping majorities could more or less do what they liked.
From BBC
Council leader Linden Kemkaran said the rise was "entirely reasonable", rather than a "whopping" increase in future.
From BBC
As a result, even bone-in dark meat prices have gained “a whopping 93% increase from the average just five years prior,” as one industry publication noted in January.
It was 97 degrees in Camarillo on Tuesday, surpassing the daily temperature record by a whopping 11 degrees and the all-time March record by 3 degrees.
From Los Angeles Times
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