larrup

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larrup

/ˈlæ.ɹəp/ UK
/ˈlæɹ.əp/ US
/ˈlɛɹ.əp/ US

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Many dictionaries suggest a connection with Dutch larpen (“to thresh with flails”).

verb larrups · larruping · larrupping · larruped · larrupped

transitive To beat or thrash. ZOE-FANNY: I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it.

noun larrups

countable A blow or smack. That way, you got the perfect four-in-one gauge every time. If you were caught doing it any other way, you got a larrup round the lughole or a kick up the khyber.
uncountable backchat or rudeness Oi, less of your larrup!
Similar: backchat, cheek, impertinence, impudence, rudeness

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@misc{larrup_2026,
  title = {larrup},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/larrup},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}