whoppings
Sound physical defeats
Whoppings are severe beatings, typically as punishment.
The word carries an old-fashioned flavor, evoking an era when physical discipline of children was routine and accepted: My grandfather used to get whoppings with a belt.
A whopping can also be a decisive defeat: The team took a whopping in the playoffs.
Blows to buttocks
- thrashingsSevere beatings or defeats
- floggingsWhip-administered punishments
- lashingsAbundant quantities, informally
- paddlingsLight corporal punishments
canings · hidings · drubbings · punishment · discipline · corporal · chastisement · correction
Extremely large in size
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- giganticImmensely large in scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
tremendous · immense · vast · mammoth · gargantuan · humongous · jumbo · oversized
spankings
Blows to buttocks
- thrashingsSevere beatings or defeats
- floggingsWhip-administered punishments
- lashingsAbundant quantities, informally
paddlings · canings · hidings · drubbings · punishment · discipline · corporal · chastisement · correction · walloping
huge
Extremely large in size
colossal · tremendous · immense · vast · mammoth · gargantuan · humongous · jumbo · oversized · hefty
exaggerations
Overblown claims or statements
- fibsPetty falsehoods
- fabricationsInvented untrue statements
- whoppersOutlandish untruths
stretches · yarns · falsehoods · untruths · stories · doozies · howlers · porkers · porkies · blarney
whoppingscaresses
Touches gently with love
tenderness · pats · hugs · time-outs · soft words
whoppingssoft words
positive reinforcement · praise · rewards · encouragement · forgiveness
whoppingssqueakers
Barely-won competitions
nail-biters · photo finishes · ties · draws · competitive matches