different between whomp vs whop

English

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of whip, similar to whup.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mp/
• Rhymes: -?mp

Verb

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

1. (slang) Hit extremely hard.

   If you don’t cut that out, I’m going to whomp you so hard your head will spin!

Derived terms

• whompage
• whomp on
• whomp up

See also

• (hit extremely hard): whip, whup

English

Etymology

From Middle English whappen, a variant of wappen (“to strike; fling; shoot; stun”), probably of imitative origin. Compare Old Norse vappa (“to waddle”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /w?p/, /??p/
• (General American) enPR: wäp, hwäp, IPA^(key): /w?p/, /??p/
• Rhymes: -?p
• Homophone: wop (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Verb

whop (third-person singular simple present whops, present participle whopping, simple past and past participle whopped)

1. (transitive, informal) To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
2. (transitive, slang) To administer corporal punishment

Alternative forms

• whap (dialectal)

Derived terms

• whopper
• whopping (adjective and noun)

Noun

whop (plural whops)

1. A blow or strike.

Related terms

• whap

References

Anagrams

• howp