Associations to the word «Whacking»
Noun
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Wiktionary
WHACKING, verb. Present participle of whack
WHACKING, adjective. (informal) Exceptionally large; whopping.
WHACKING, noun. A beating.
Dictionary definition
WHACKING, noun. The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.
WHACKING, adverb. Extremely; "a whacking good story".
WHACKING, adjective. (British informal) enormous; "a whacking phone bill"; "a whacking lie".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.