WHACK
What does "WHACK" mean?
To strike something sharply, or the sharp blow itself.
Meanings
- To hit hard with a sharp, resounding blow. She whacked the piñata until the candy spilled out. informal
- A sharp, forceful blow. He gave the stuck drawer a good whack. informal
- An attempt or turn at something. Let me take a whack at fixing the leak. informal
- Bad, crazy, or of poor quality (as 'whack' or 'wack'). That excuse is totally whack. informal
Did you know?
- When something is 'out of whack,' 'whack' means an agreed share or proper order - a sense almost no one uses except inside that one phrase.
Word origin
Probably imitative in origin, echoing the sound of a sharp blow, first recorded in English in the 18th century.
Remember it
WHACK starts with WH and ends with the K-sound of impact - the word literally lands like the blow.
A little poem
One sharp word, one swung intent -
the air still rings where the silence went.
couplet
Wordplay
- I tried to fix my old radio by hitting it. Now it works - turns out it just needed to get its whack together.
What it teaches
Some stuck things need a careful turn of the screw; others only need one honest whack.
Quick facts
What does WHACK mean?
To strike something sharply, or the sharp blow itself.
Is WHACK a valid word?
Yes — WHACK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WHACK?
WHACK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does WHACK come from?
Probably imitative in origin, echoing the sound of a sharp blow, first recorded in English in the 18th century.
What can WHACK teach us?
Some stuck things need a careful turn of the screw; others only need one honest whack.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.