whomp

English

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of whip, similar to whup.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʍɒmp/, /wɒmp/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ʍɑmp/, /wɑmp/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɒmp

Verb

whomp (third-person singular simple present whomps, present participle whomping, simple past and past participle whomped)

1. (slang, transitive) To hit extremely hard.

   If you don’t cut that out, I’m going to whomp you so hard your head will spin!

   • 1998 March 17, “[The Editorial Page] All Celts now”, in Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ont.: Southam Inc., page A14, column 2:

     Other sources are less committal, saying only that Celts were (a) the ancient warrior people who whomped the Picts, etc., […]

Derived terms

• whompage
• whomp on
• whomp up

Translations

Translations

• Polish: bachnąć pf (colloquial)

See also

• (hit extremely hard): whip, whup