WHACK

/wĂŠk/
17
Scrabble
17
WWF
W(4) H(4) A(1) C(3) K(5)
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Definition

/wĂŠk/
adjective
  1. Egregious.
  2. Bad (not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, lame, or strange.
    “Every record they ever made was straight-up wack.”
  3. Crazy, mad, insane.
  4. Cool, bizarre, and potentially scary.
noun
  1. The sound of a heavy strike.
  2. The strike itself.
  3. The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.
  4. An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.
    “40 bucks a whack.”
  5. (originally Britain cant) A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.
verb
  1. To hit, slap or strike.
  2. To kill, bump off.
  3. To share or parcel out; often with up.
    “to whack the spoils of a robbery”
  4. To beat convincingly; to thrash.
  5. (usually in the negative) To surpass; to better.

Source: Wiktionary

Hooks

Back hooks: WHACK-O WHACK-S WHACK-Y

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