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whip-arse

whip-arse noun: a schoolmaster. Also the alternative spelling of whoop-ass.

Noun

whip-arse (plural whip-arses)

  1. (obsolete) A schoolmaster.
    • Feſſe-cul. A Pedanticall whip-arſe.1611, Randle Cotgrave, A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues, page FES-FES
    Synonyms:
    bum-brusher, flog-bottom

Also used as

whip-arse is also the alternative spelling of whoop-ass.

Synonyms of whip-arse

  • bum-brusher
  • flog-bottom

Forms of whip-arse

pluralwhip-arses
alternative formwhip arse

Origin of whip-arse

From whip + arse. Possibly a calque of French fouette-cul, from fouetter (“to whip”) + cul (“arse”).

Questions about whip-arse

What does whip-arse mean?
Whip-arse means a schoolmaster.
What part of speech is whip-arse?
Whip-arse is a noun.
What is the plural of whip-arse?
The plural of whip-arse is whip-arses.

Words near whip-arse in the dictionary

  1. whip up a storm
  2. whip zoom
  3. whip zooms
  4. whip-around
  5. whip-arounds
  6. whip-arse
  7. whip-arses
  8. whip-belly
  9. whip-belly vengeance
  10. whip-creamed
  11. whip-creamier

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