Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whackage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whack-age
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

whacking; beating

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Claire's version of "nun" comes mostly from her mother: tales of habit-clad monsters with cruel eyes and implements of whackage — rulers, paddles, sticks, Bibles."

Etymology

From whack + -age.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: whack

Usage

Questions

What does whackage mean?: whacking; beating
Where does whackage come from?: From whack + -age.

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