Whup

intj, noun, verb, slang

intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A whip. colloquial, dialectal

    "Whup (hwup). Negro for whip."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of whoop (“to whip, thrash, or defeat”). alt-of, alternative, colloquial, dialectal

    "We had him stopped the year before, the time we whupped him at Stone's River at the end of Sixty-two: we tarred him out so bad he had to wait."

Intj
  1. 1
    Alternative form of whoop (“an exclamation, or representation of a shout or cry, expressing joy or surprise”). alt-of, alternative

    "The ſcantlin won,the winners muſt cry whup, The goale is got,and now the game is vp."

Synonyms

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Example

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"We had him stopped the year before, the time we whupped him at Stone's River at the end of Sixty-two: we tarred him out so bad he had to wait."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Variant of whip.

Etymology 2

Variant of whoop.

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