Whoop-ass

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of beating. US, figuratively, slang
  2. 2
    A fight. US, idiomatic, slang

    "Big Sis had come out the door for some more whoop-ass, while Mr. Man was trying to hold her back."

  3. 3
    Strength or will to fight or compete. US, figuratively, slang

    "There is a squat and fuss-free simplicity about its profile, which belies the amount of 'whoop-ass' that can be delivered with a prod of the accelerator pedal."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of whoop ass. alt-of, alternative

Example

More examples

"Big Sis had come out the door for some more whoop-ass, while Mr. Man was trying to hold her back."

Etymology

From English whoop (variant of whip) + ass.

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