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whups

whups is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whup.

Meaning of whup

Noun

whup (plural whups)

  1. (colloquial, dialectal, Southern US or African-American Vernacular) A whip.
    • Whup (hwup). Negro for whip.1893, H. A. Shands, Some Peculiarities of Speech in Mississippi, Published by the author, page 68

Questions about whups

What is whups the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Whups is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whup.

Words near whups in the dictionary

  1. whumps
  2. whup
  3. whupped
  4. whupping
  5. whuppings
  6. whups
  7. whur
  8. whurl
  9. whurled
  10. whurling
  11. whurls

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