Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
WHACK
knock, belt, rap, whack, whang
(noun) the act of hitting vigorously; “he gave the table a whack”
whack
(noun) the sound made by a sharp swift blow
whack, wham, whop, wallop
(verb) hit hard; “The teacher whacked the boy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
whack (plural whacks)
The sound of a heavy strike.
The strike itself.
The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.
(US, slang) An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.
(originally UK cant, dated) A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.
(obsolete) A whack-up: a division of an amount into separate whacks, a divvying up.
(US, obsolete) A deal, an agreement.
(typography, computing, slang) The backslash, ⟨ \ ⟩.
Verb
whack (third-person singular simple present whacks, present participle whacking, simple past and past participle whacked)
To hit, slap or strike.
• G. W. Cable
(slang) To kill, bump off.
(transitive, slang) To share or parcel out; often with up.
(sports) To beat convincingly; to thrash.
(UK, usually in the negative) To surpass; to better.
Synonyms
• See also kill
Adjective
whack (comparative whacker, superlative whackest)
Alternative form of wack (“crazy”)
Source: Wiktionary
Whack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whacking.] Etym: [Cf. Thwack.]
Definition: To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. [Colloq.] Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow brakes. G. W. Cable.
Whack, v. i.
Definition: To strike anything with a smart blow. To whack away, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.]
Whack, n.
Definition: A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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