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larrup en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈlæ.ɹəp/ (UK)
  • /ˈlɛɹ.əp/ Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˈlæɹ.əp/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger

Etymology

Uncertain. Many dictionaries suggest a connection with Dutch larpen (“to thresh with flails”).

Meanings

  1. (countable) A blow or smack.
    • That way, you got the perfect four-in-one gauge every time. If you were caught doing it any other way, you got a larrup round the lughole or a kick up the khyber. 2013, Ken Sears, The Boy From Treacle Bumstead:
  2. (uncountable) backchat or rudeness
    • Oi, less of your larrup!

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
larrups Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

backchat (rudeness) · rudeness (rudeness) · impertinence (rudeness) · cheek (rudeness) · impudence (rudeness)

larrup en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈlæ.ɹəp/ (UK)
  • /ˈlɛɹ.əp/ Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˈlæɹ.əp/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger

Etymology

Uncertain. Many dictionaries suggest a connection with Dutch larpen (“to thresh with flails”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To beat or thrash.
    • ZOE-FANNY: I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it. 1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
    • ‘A kid like that oughtn’t to be mixed up with things,’ Ida said. ‘If he was mine I’d just larrup it out of him.’ 1938, Graham Greene, Brighton Rock:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
larrupping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part rare lexicographic
larruping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
larrups Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
larruped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
larruped Tense=Past lexicographic
larrupped Tense=Past rare lexicographic
larrupped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part rare lexicographic

Deriveds

larruper