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Traditional English :: wham
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whampum.html - int., n., & v. colloq. --int. expressing the sound of a forcible impact. --n. --v. (whammed, whamming)
1 intr. make such a sound or impact.
2 tr. strike forcibly. [imit.] |
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Traditional English :: whammy
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whampum.html - n.
(pl. -ies) US colloq. an evil or unlucky influence. [20th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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English Idioms :: whack
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whampum.html - See: OUT OF WHACK. |
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English Idioms :: whale the --- out of
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whampum.html - {v. phr.}, {informal} To beat hard; give a bad beating to. - Used with several words after "the", as "daylights", "living daylights", "tar". * /The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out of him if Charlie came in his yard again./ |
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English Idioms :: whale away
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whampum.html - {v.}, {informal} 1. To beat or hit hard; strike again and again. - Often used with "at". * /The boxer is whaling away at his opponent with both fists./ 2. To attack severely or again and again; go on without stopping or with great force; pound away. * /Mary has been whaling away on the typewriter for an hour./ - Often used with "at". * /During the election the Mayor whaled away at the other party in his speeches./ |
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English Idioms :: whale the --- out of
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whampum.html - See: BEAT THE --- OUT OF. |
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