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whack

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Definition


Assassinate. Also to metaphorically destroy something.

Context : Social Life
Category: Slang, Vernacular
Semantic: assassinate, destroy, kill

This is a common Mafia-inspired phrase.

Usage of “whack”

  1. Any rat will get whacked. (assassinated)

  2. I was so hungry after the game, I went home and whacked three sandwiches. (eat/"destroy")

Examples of idiom “whack” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'suzannelb'
    suzannelb:

    @joejonas why, are you bored as hell right now or something? i want a redux of that video where you kept whacking @nickjonas with a bat.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'JWInfo'
    JWInfo:

    Dang State of California furloughs are whacking income for two of my borrowers. They'll need to buy down now.