larrup

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈlæɹəp/

Definition of larrup

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To beat or thrash.
    “ZOE-FANNY: I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it.”
    “‘A kid like that oughtn’t to be mixed up with things,’ Ida said. ‘If he was mine I’d just larrup it out of him.’”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To beat or thrash.
    “ZOE-FANNY: I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it.”
    “‘A kid like that oughtn’t to be mixed up with things,’ Ida said. ‘If he was mine I’d just larrup it out of him.’”

noun

  1. (countable)A blow or smack.
    “That way, you got the perfect four-in-one gauge every time. If you were caught doing it any other way, you got a larrup round the lughole or a kick up the khyber.”
  2. (uncountable)backchat or rudeness
    “Oi, less of your larrup!”

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Etymology

Uncertain. Many dictionaries suggest a connection with Dutch larpen (“to thresh with flails”).

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