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Definition of 'wallop'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Compare the doublet gallop.
Noun
( en-noun)
A heavy blow, punch.
A person's ability to throw such punches.
An emotional impact, psychological force.
A thrill, emotionally excited reaction.
(slang) anything produced by a process that involves boiling; Beer, tea, whitewash.
* 1949 , ,
- "You're a gent," said the other, straightening his shoulders again. He appeared not to have noticed Winston's blue overalls. "Pint!" he added aggressively to the barman. "Pint of wallop ."
(archaic) A thick piece of fat.
(UK|Scotland|dialect) A quick rolling movement; a gallop.
Derived terms
* (beer) codswallop
Verb
( wallopp)
To rush hastily
To flounder, wallow
To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.
- (Brockett)
To strike heavily, thrash soundly.
To trounce, beat by a wide margin.
To wrap up temporarily.
To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.
- (Halliwell)
To be slatternly.
- (Halliwell)
Derived terms
* walloper
* walloping
Etymology 2
From the acronym: w'rite]] [to] '''all''' [[operators|' op erators
Verb
( en-verb)
(Internet) To write a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.
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