Whack

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wæk/,
• Rhymes: -æk
• Homophones: wack (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Origin

Onomatopoeic.

Full definition of whack

Noun

1. A blow, impact or slap.
2. A share or portion.
• 1951, Katherine Mansfield, Letters to John Middleton Murry, 1913-1922,For one thing I had a splendid supper when I got on board—a whack of cold, lean beef and pighells, bread, butter ad lib., tea, and plenty of good bread.
3. An attempt.

Verb

1. To hit, slap or strike.
• G. W. CableRodsmen were whacking their way through willow brakes.
2. (slang) To kill, bump off.
3. To share or parcel out.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• out of whack
• whack the illy
• whacky