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whip appeal

whip appeal noun: an intense, irresistible attraction to someone to the point of excessive devotion or subservience to them.

Noun

whip appeal (uncountable)

  1. (slang) An intense, irresistible attraction to someone to the point of excessive devotion or subservience to them.
    • You know I can't go near her...she got that whip appeal working on me and I'll do whatever she says.

Origin of whip appeal

From whip (“to overcome, subdue”) + appeal, implying that someone is so attractive that being "whipped" by them is appealing. The phrase was popularised by the R&B classic "Whip Appeal" by Babyface, which describes a magnetic, unspoken chemistry between partners.

Questions about whip appeal

What does whip appeal mean?
Whip appeal means an intense, irresistible attraction to someone to the point of excessive devotion or subservience to them.
What part of speech is whip appeal?
Whip appeal is a noun.

Words near whip appeal in the dictionary

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  5. whip and spur
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  8. whip corals
  9. whip cream
  10. whip down
  11. whip gin

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