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pencil whips

pencil whips is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 whips

What is pencil whips the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pencil whips is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pencil whip.

Words near pencil whips in the dictionary

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

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