whupping
Getting soundly defeated
Whupping is a beating or thrashing, whether literal or figurative.
The word is dialectal, representing a pronunciation of whipping common in Southern American English.
A parent might threaten a whupping as punishment; a sports team might take a whupping from a superior opponent: We gave them a good whupping.
Also spelled whupin or whopping.
Striking the buttocks
- paddlingStroking water with blades
- beltingForceful chest-voice singing
- switchingChanging from one to another
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
licking · tanning · hiding · correction · chastisement · thrashing · beating · strapping
Repeated striking or pulsing
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- shellackingCrushing, lopsided defeat
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
thrashing · pounding · demolition · annihilation · obliteration · wipeout · crushing · walloping
Highest rank or power
- masteryComplete skill or control
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- controlAuthority to direct
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
crushing · overwhelming · command · ascendancy · triumph · conquest · subjugation · vanquishing
spanking
Striking the buttocks
- paddlingStroking water with blades
- beltingForceful chest-voice singing
- switchingChanging from one to another
discipline · licking · tanning · hiding · correction · chastisement · thrashing · beating · strapping · caning
beating
Repeated striking or pulsing
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- shellackingCrushing, lopsided defeat
rout · thrashing · pounding · demolition · annihilation · obliteration · wipeout · crushing · walloping · licking
supremacy
Highest rank or power
- masteryComplete skill or control
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- controlAuthority to direct
overpowering · crushing · overwhelming · command · ascendancy · triumph · conquest · subjugation · vanquishing · prevailing
whuppingverbal warning
Spoken notice of wrongdoing
time-out · talking-to · stern look · grounding · lecture
whuppingdefeat
Victory over another
loss · drubbing · crushing defeat · humiliation · shellacking