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went whacks

went whacks is the simple past 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 went whacks

What is went whacks the simple past of?
Went whacks is the simple past of go whacks.

Words near went whacks in the dictionary

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

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