whup
verb
- beat
Wiktionary
intj
Etymology: Variant of whoop.
- Alternative form of whoop (“an exclamation, or representation of a shout or cry, expressing joy or surprise”).
“The ſcantlin won,the winners muſt cry whup, The goale is got,and now the game is vp.”
“WHup^([sic]) (Fᴀᴜꜱᴛᴜʟᴜꜱ) all draw ny thee That doe love thee, or lov'd by thee, Joying in thy ſafe returning!”
noun
Etymology: Variant of whip.
- A whip.
“Whup (hwup). Negro for whip.”
““You jus’ min’ your business, mister,” Ma said fiercely. “You’ll git a whup yourself. Now leggo, Ruthie.””
verb
Etymology: Variant of whip.
- Alternative form of whoop (“to whip, thrash, or defeat”).
“We had him stopped the year before, the time we whupped him at Stone's River at the end of Sixty-two: we tarred him out so bad he had to wait.”
“Whyn't ya whup her, Ma? […] Go on, give her a whup.”