whoop-ass en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From English whoop (variant of whip) + ass.
Meanings
- (US, figuratively, slang) An act of beating.
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(US, idiomatic, slang) A fight.
Big Sis had come out the door for some more whoop-ass, while Mr. Man was trying to hold her back.
2013, Cora L. Hairston, Faces Behind the Dust, →ISBN:
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(US, figuratively, slang) Strength or will to fight or compete.
There is a squat and fuss-free simplicity about its profile, which belies the amount of 'whoop-ass' that can be delivered with a prod of the accelerator pedal.
2006 June, David Khoo, “Sleeper hit. Torque Test: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Wagon GT-A”, in Torque, SPH Magazines, →ISSN, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| whoop-asses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| whoop ass | alternative | lexicographic |