whacking

Verb

whack (third-person singular simple present whacks, present participle whacking, simple past and past participle whacked)

1. (transitive) To hit, slap or strike.
   • The bat whacked the baseball.
2. (slang, transitive) To assassinate, bump off.
   • Niko Bellic: So you want me to talk to him? / Jimmy Pegorino: I want you to whack him! And after that I want you to kill all the other rats I surround myself with...2008 April 29, Rockstar, Grand Theft Auto 4, Take-Two Interactive, level/area: Flatline

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3. (slang, transitive) To share or parcel out (often with up).
   • to whack the spoils of a robbery
4. To beat convincingly; to thrash.
   • The fidgety Majors were whacked 9-1 by the Kitchener Panthers at Couch and now trail their rivals 2-0 in an increasingly uncomfortable best-of-seven Intercounty Baseball League first-round series.2012, Ryan Pyette, Majors, Panthers play mind games, The London Free Press
5. (UK) To surpass; to better.
   • Recently I was over in Ireland, I love the place, proper fishing, can't whack it!2012, Steve Cullen, Total Flyfisher
6. (Singapore, Singlish) To attempt something despite not knowing how to do it; to take on a task spontaneously and carelessly without planning.
   • Miss Loi always tells her students not to anyhow whack, stay calm and know thy approach before attempting each question.2007 September 17, “Composite Functions – Anyhow Whack Time!”, in exampaper.com.sg

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Noun

waacking (uncountable)

1. A style of disco dance involving rhythmic footwork and moving one's arms to the beat.
   • From there she took on more hip hop, as well as locking, popping, house, voguing, waacking and commercial dance choreography in Los Angeles and New York City.2012, Lori Henry, Dancing Through History, page 90