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Vinony

whop

verb

  1. to strike or beat, with or without an instrument
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /wɒp/ / /ʍɒp/ / /wɑp/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English whappen, a variant of wappen (“to strike; fling; shoot; stun”), probably of imitative origin. Compare Old Norse vappa (“to waddle”).

  1. A blow or strike.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English whappen, a variant of wappen (“to strike; fling; shoot; stun”), probably of imitative origin. Compare Old Norse vappa (“to waddle”).

  1. To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.

    “He angrily whopped the book onto the table.”

    “Then I'd wake up an' screech and roar—then off to sleep again—to dream that Spanker had run away with me, or that father was whopping me, or some other plaguey thing, till mornin'.”

  2. To administer corporal punishment to.