WHOMP

whomp

(verb) beat overwhelmingly

cuff, whomp

(verb) hit with the hand

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

whomp (third-person singular simple present whomps, present participle whomping, simple past and past participle whomped)

(slang) Hit extremely hard.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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