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whomp
[ hwomp, womp ]
SHOW IPA
/ ʰwɒmp, wɒmp /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
Informal
.
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whomp
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noun
a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like:
He fell with an awful whomp.
verb (used with object)
to defeat (a person, opposing team, etc.) decisively:
We whomped the visiting team.
to slap or strike:
to whomp the kids.
verb (used without object)
to make a banging or slapping noise:
Guns whomped in the distance.
Verb Phrases
whomp up
,
Informal
.
to make or create quickly:
to whomp up a new set of guidelines.
to stir up; rouse:
to whomp up public approval.
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Origin of whomp
First recorded in 1925–30; imitative
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whomsoever
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