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going whacks

going whacks is the present participle and gerund of go whacks.

Meaning of go whacks

Verb

go whacks (third-person singular simple present goes whacks, present participle going whacks, simple past went whacks, past participle gone whacks)

  1. (archaic, slang) To divide the profits from an enterprise equally; to enter into partnership.
    • You may go whacks with me in that, if you like, and then we will go whacks in the profits – when they come27 July 1909, D. H. Lawrence, letter to Louie Burrows

Questions about going whacks

What is going whacks the present participle and gerund of?
Going whacks is the present participle and gerund of go whacks.

Words near going whacks in the dictionary

  1. going walkabout
  2. going walkies
  3. going walking
  4. going way back
  5. going west
  6. going whacks
  7. going whistle
  8. going whole hog
  9. going wide
  10. going wild
  11. going with

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