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whackers

whackers is the plural of whacker.

Meaning of whacker

Noun

whacker (plural whackers)

  1. One who, or something which, whacks.
    • Joe was just about the best Australian heavyweight at the time, a very tough customer in his own right. He didn't have any science, but he was a mighty whacker.1963, George Blaikie, Scandals of Australia's Strange Past, Adelaide: Rigby Limited, page 117
  2. (informal) Synonym of whopper (“anything large”).
    Synonyms:
    whopper
  3. (informal) Synonym of whopper (“an outrageous or blatant lie”).
    • "Oh, there's a whacker!" cried East; "we haven't been within a hundred yards of his barn; we haven't been up here above ten minutes, and we've seen nothing but a tough old guinea-hen, who ran like a greyhound."1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days
    Synonyms:
    whopper
  4. (slang) A radio amateur who is keenly interested in emergency response and may travel to the sites of emergencies.

Phrases with whackers

Questions about whackers

What is whackers the plural of?
Whackers is the plural of whacker.

Words near whackers in the dictionary

  1. whacked one out
  2. whacked out
  3. whacked up
  4. whacked-out
  5. whacker
  6. whackers
  7. whackest
  8. whackier
  9. whackiest
  10. whackily
  11. whacking

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