whop

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whop

/wɒp/ UK
/ʍɒp/ UK
/wɑp/ US
/ʍɑp/ US

Sounds like wop (wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -ɒp

Where it comes from

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

verb whops · whopping · whopped · whap

informal, transitive To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact. He angrily whopped the book onto the table.
Similar: fling, hurl, bung, cast, chuck, chunk, cook, dash, dump, feck, jerk, heave
slang, transitive To administer corporal punishment to.

noun whops

A blow or strike.

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@misc{whop_2026,
  title = {whop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}