whipcrack

English

Etymology

whip +‎ crack

Noun

whipcrack (plural whipcracks)

1. The crack of a whip.
   • 1998, Barry Yourgrau, Haunted Traveller: An Imaginary Memoir:

     I flounder off toward the shouts and whipcracks, screaming for my life.

   • 2009, Steve Chick, Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story:

     This dichotomy played out across the album, its title “LOVE” spelt backwards, its lyric sheet speaking of whipcracks that feel like kisses, of violence as a gateway to bliss […]