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whacking

adjective noun adverb

(British informal) enormous

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Word length
8
Starts with
W
Ends with
G
Contains
HA
Scrabble score
21

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adjective

  1. (British informal) enormous

    “A whacking phone bill”

noun

  1. The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

adverb

  1. To an abnormal extent

    “A whacking good story”

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A whacking phone bill
A whacking lie
A whacking good story

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