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Larrup

//ˈlæɹəp// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A blow or smack. countable

    "That way, you got the perfect four-in-one gauge every time. If you were caught doing it any other way, you got a larrup round the lughole or a kick up the khyber."

  2. 2
    backchat or rudeness uncountable

    "Oi, less of your larrup!"

Verb
  1. 1
    To beat or thrash. transitive

    "ZOE-FANNY: I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it."

  2. 2
    give a spanking to; subject to a spanking wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Many dictionaries suggest a connection with Dutch larpen (“to thresh with flails”).

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Many dictionaries suggest a connection with Dutch larpen (“to thresh with flails”).

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