whoop-ass

noun

An act of beating.

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Meanings

verbwhoop-ass (third-person singular simple present whoop-asses, present participle whoop-assing, simple past and past participle whoop-assed)

present singular third person whoop-asses · participle present whoop-assing · participle past whoop-assed · past whoop-assed · alternative whoop ass

  1. alternativeAlternative form of whoop ass.
nounwhoop-ass (plural whoop-asses)

plural whoop-asses · alternative whoop ass

  1. USfigurativelyslangAn act of beating.
  2. USidiomaticslangA fight.

    Big Sis had come out the door for some more whoop-ass, while Mr. Man was trying to hold her back.

    2013, Cora L. Hairston, Faces Behind the Dust, →ISBN
  3. USfigurativelyslangStrength or will to fight or compete.

    There is a squat and fuss-free simplicity about its profile, which belies the amount of 'whoop-ass' that can be delivered with a prod of the accelerator pedal.

    2006 June, David Khoo, “Sleeper hit. Torque Test: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Wagon GT-A”, in Torque, SPH Magazines, →ISSN, page 55

Origin

From English whoop (variant of whip) + ass.

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APA

whoop-ass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whoop-ass

MLA

“whoop-ass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whoop-ass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whoop-ass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whoop-ass.

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