Talk:whack

"Whack the telly on"

i.e. turn on the television. Does our entry adequately cover this slang phrase? Are there other similar phrases where "whack" doesn't quite imply hitting or striking? Equinox ◑ 13:57, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Sure. I've said "whack me an apple" before, meaning "pass me it". Or "whack on a CD" or "whack on clothes". --Quadcont (talk) 14:45, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

• @Equinox: What about "whack it in the oven"? There is at least one, more general UK sense lacking, but as a non-native speaker with respect to UK English, I don't think I can add it myself. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 04:40, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Isn't it just literally whacking the TV to hopefully turn it on (percussive maintenance). DTLHS (talk) 04:48, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

No, it's slang for turning it on (with remote control or however). Equinox ◑ 11:40, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

pop is a synonym ("pop the telly on", "pop it in the oven"), and so is stick. Equinox ◑ 11:57, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

out of whack

what meaning is used in out of whack? --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:22, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

This is what I came here for, too. 'Out of whack' means 'not functioning properly, not aligned properly'; therefore, 'whack' must have some meaning in line with alignment or function. None of the noun meanings seems to fit this usage very well. — This unsigned comment was added by 2600:1700:e90:d120:9a1:b090:def3:4898 (talk).

Uncertain; possibly from the idea of hitting a machine to make it work again: [1], [2]. Equinox ◑ 18:21, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

• Is it used with that meaning outside of the phrase, though? We have out of whack. — excarnateSojourner (talk · contrib) 23:48, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Adjective alternative form

Adjective sense 1 is an alternative form of wack, which it says means "crazy", but this does not match any of the definitions at wack. The only adjective definition there is "annoyingly or disappointingly bad". — excarnateSojourner (talk · contrib) 23:53, 1 December 2023 (UTC)