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- noun Plural form of
whupping .
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Examples
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I must dissent, sir, if only parents could be trusted to administer said 'whuppings' -- sadly, it seems all too many would rather side with their tender snowflakes against the big, mean ol 'police even if said snowflakes are dead-ass wrong.
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This election is a repudiation of "whuppings," of all kinds.
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"We went to church, got whuppings when we were bad and couldn't play our video games during the week," said C.J. Paul, Chris 'older brother.
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He says Fenty's taken "a lot of [behind] - whuppings" for education reform, "and that's the reason we have a race right now."
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That says to me the girl got whuppings on a regular basis.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is Gov. Perry Covering Up the Execution of an Innocent Man? 2009
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“I taught Amber not to play with it,” he said, adding that she got “whuppings every once in a while for messing withit.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is Gov. Perry Covering Up the Execution of an Innocent Man? 2009
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It would have been after the rehearsals when he would get his whuppings.
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This being Oprah's show, the whuppings were leavened by praise breaks for the host, as when Cohen genuflected, "The year is very very new, but I still name you Mensch of the Year for standing up and saying you were wrong, takes a lot of courage, all right?"
Oprah Clarifies Her Position: Truth, Good. Embarrassing Oprah, Very Bad - Tuned In - TIME.com 2006
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Speaking of parental ass-whuppings, here's a thing someone wrote back in 1998, and it's all about being a mom and raging at your kid - way back in 1998!
Mother(s) Rage 2005
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Speaking of parental ass-whuppings, here's a thing someone wrote back in 1998, and it's all about being a mom and raging at your kid - way back in 1998!
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