tv. to spank or beat someone. (Sometimes said to a child.) : My father threatened to whale the tar out of me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Whale the tar out of sois always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
