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whacked

   [hwakt, wakt]
adjective Chiefly British Slang.
exhausted; tired out.
Origin:
1915–20; whack + -ed2

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whack

   [hwak, wak]
verb (used with object)
1.
to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
2.
Slang. to divide into or take in shares (often followed by up): Whack the loot between us two.
verb (used without object)
3.
to strike a smart, resounding blow or blows.
noun
4.
a smart, resounding blow: a whack with his hand.
5.
Informal. a trial or attempt: to take a whack at a job.
6.
Slang. a portion or share.
Verb phrases
7.
whack off,
a.
to cut off or separate with a blow: The cook whacked off the fish's head.
b.
Slang: Vulgar. to masturbate.
8.
whack out, Slang. to produce quickly or, sometimes, carelessly: She whacks out a short story every week or so.
Idiom
9.
out of whack, Informal. out of order or alignment; not in proper condition.
Origin:
1710–20; orig. dial., Scots form of thwack; compare whang2, whittle

Related forms
whack·er, noun

Synonyms
5. try, go, turn.

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whack
"to strike sharply," 1719, probably of imitative origin. The noun is from 1737. The word in out of whack (1885) is perhaps the slang meaning "share, just portion" (1785), which may be from the notion of the blow that divides, or the rap of the auctioneer's hammer.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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whack (sth) definition


  1. tv.
    to complete something easily or quickly. : If you want a pair of these, I can whack them off for you in a few minutes.
  2. tv.
    to cut or chop something off. : A tree branch is rubbing against the house. I guess I'll go out and whack that branch off.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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w(h)acked definition


and w(h)ack
  1. mod.
    wild; silly. : Bill was wacked as always and embarrassed us all.

  2. Go to w(h)acked (out). :
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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