Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whippee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whippee
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The recipient of a whipping.

Example Sentences

"I found myself wondering perversely whether Ross was the whipper or the whippee. Or maybe they took turns."

Etymology

From whip + -ee.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: whip

Inflected Forms

whippees (plural) whipee (alternative)

Questions

What does whippee mean?: The recipient of a whipping.
Where does whippee come from?: From whip + -ee.

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