different between whop vs 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

English

Verb

whup (third-person singular simple present whups, present participle whupping, simple past and past participle whupped)

1. (Southern US or African-American Vernacular, dialect) Alternative form of whoop (to whip, thrash, or defeat).
   • 1986, August Wilson, Fences,

     I used to whup you four games out of five.

     What you gonna do ... give me a whupping? You can't whup me no more. You're too old.