whipcrack en · NOUN
Etymology
From whip + crack.
Meanings
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The crack of a whip.
This dichotomy played out across the album, its title “LOVE” spelt backwards, its lyric sheet speaking of whipcracks that feel like kisses, of violence as a gateway to bliss […]
2009, Steve Chick, Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story:I flounder off toward the shouts and whipcracks, screaming for my life.
1998, Barry Yourgrau, Haunted Traveller: An Imaginary Memoir:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whipcracks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |