Wallop
WordNet
noun
(1) A severe blow
(2) A forceful consequence; a strong effect
"The book had an important impact on my thinking"
"The book packs a wallop"
verb
(3) Defeat soundly and utterly
"We'll wallop them!"
(4) Hit hard
"The teacher whacked the boy"
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Etymology 1
From wallopen 'gallop', from Old North French walop (noun) and waloper (verb) 'gallop'
Noun
- a heavy blow, punch.
- a person's ability to throw such punches
- emotional impact, psychological force
- a thrill, emotionally excited reaction
- beer
- 1949: 1984, George Orwell
- "You're a gent," said the other, straightening his shoulders again. He appeared not to have noticed Winston's blue overalls. "Pint!" he added aggressively to the barman. "Pint of wallop."
Verb
- (intransitive) to rush hastily
- (intransitive) to flounder, wallow
- (intransitive) to boil noisily
- (transitive) to strike heavily, thrash soundly.
- (transitive) to trounce, beat by wide.
Etymology 2
From the acronym: write [to] all operators
Verb
- write a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.