wallopings
Sound defeats administered
Wallopings are severe beatings or thrashings, whether physical or figurative.
The term carries a sense of thoroughness and force—a team doesn't just lose, they take a walloping.
Parents once spoke of giving wallopings as discipline, though this usage has faded.
The word retains its punch in sports commentary and informal speech: The home team handed out wallopings to three opponents in a row.
Overwhelming defeat
- routsDecisive, overwhelming defeats
- thrashingsSevere beatings or defeats
- drubbingsOverwhelming defeats or beatings
- shellackingsCrushing, lopsided defeats
hammerings · blowouts · demolitions · annihilation · humiliation · landslides · whitewash · massacre
trouncing
Overwhelming defeat
- routsDecisive, overwhelming defeats
- thrashingsSevere beatings or defeats
- drubbingsOverwhelming defeats or beatings
shellackings · hammerings · blowouts · demolitions · annihilation · humiliation · landslides · whitewash · massacre · slaughter
thrashings
Severe beatings or defeats
- drubbingsOverwhelming defeats or beatings
- poundingsRepeated heavy strikes
- batteringsRepeated forceful strikes
whippings · floggings · lashings · spankings · smackings · canings · clobberings · pummeling · blows · hits
- thrashingsbeatings, drubbings, thrashings, whippings, floggings
wallopingstaps
Light repeated touches
pats · caresses · light strokes · soft touches · brushes
wallopingsnail-biters
Suspenseful, closely contested events
close calls · squeakers · photo finishes · draws · ties