whuppings
Old-fashioned physical punishments
Whuppings is the plural of whupping, a dialectal or informal spelling of whipping.
A whupping is a beating or thrashing, often as punishment: My daddy gave me a whupping for lying.
It also means a decisive defeat: The team took a whupping in the playoffs.
The spelling captures Southern and African American vernacular pronunciation.
Blows to buttocks
- beatingsStrikes delivered repeatedly
- lickingsDefeats or tongue strokes
- thrashingsSevere beatings or defeats
- paddlingsLight corporal punishments
discipline · belt · switch · woodshed · behind · bottom · punishment · correction
Overwhelming defeat
- drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- shellackingCrushing, lopsided defeat
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
blowout · rout · humiliation · domination · massacre · demolition · annihilation · beatdown
spankings
Blows to buttocks
- beatingsStrikes delivered repeatedly
- lickingsDefeats or tongue strokes
- thrashingsSevere beatings or defeats
paddlings · discipline · belt · switch · woodshed · behind · bottom · punishment · correction · leather
trouncing
Overwhelming defeat
- drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- shellackingCrushing, lopsided defeat
- poundingForceful repeated striking
crushing · blowout · rout · humiliation · domination · massacre · demolition · annihilation · beatdown · stomping
whuppingscaresses
Touches gently with love
embraces · hugs · massages · nurturing · comforting
whuppingsvictories
Successful outcomes in competition
nail-biters · triumphs · wins · squeakers · dominations
whuppingstime-outs
Temporary stoppages of activity
positive reinforcement · heart-to-hearts · praise · rewards · encouragement