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pencil whipped

pencil whipped is the simple past and past participle of pencil whip.

Meaning of pencil whip

Verb

pencil whip (third-person singular simple present pencil whips, present participle pencil whipping, simple past and past participle pencil whipped)

  1. (idiomatic) To approve a document without actually knowing or reviewing what it is that is being approved.
  2. (idiomatic) To complete a form, record, or document without having performed the implied work or without supporting data or evidence.
    • Knowing the auditors were coming in just a week, we chose to pencil whip the quarterly inventory forms for the last year.

Questions about pencil whipped

What is pencil whipped the simple past and past participle of?
Pencil whipped is the simple past and past participle of pencil whip.

Words near pencil whipped in the dictionary

  1. pencil tower
  2. pencil towers
  3. pencil tree
  4. pencil trees
  5. pencil whip
  6. pencil whipped
  7. pencil whipping
  8. pencil whips
  9. pencil-blue
  10. pencil-blues
  11. pencil-holder

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