Meaning & use
whupping
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an informal term for a beating, physical punishment, or a decisive defeat.
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The visiting team took a serious whupping in the second half.
Grandpa always joked that misbehaving kids in his day got a good whupping.
A note on using this word
Whupping is an informal American English variant of 'whipping,' common especially in Southern dialects.
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