English

Etymology 1
From ME. wallopen 'gallop', from Old North French walop (noun) and waloper (verb) 'gallop'

Noun
en-noun

1. a heavy blow, punch.
2. a person's ability to throw such punches
3. emotional impact, psychological force

#: While the wallops^[1] on his bare butt never failed to remind the rascal of his father's fearful wallop^[2] even years after giving up boxing, his younger cousin's unexpected presence dealt a worse wallop^[3] to his pride.

1. a thrill, emotionally excited reaction
2. slang beer

#: 1949: 1984, w:George Orwell|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
en-verb|wallop|p|ed

1. (intransitive) to rush hastily
2. (intransitive) to flaunder, wallow
3. (intransitive) to boil noisily
4. (transitive) to strike heavily, trash soundly.
5. (transitive) to trounce, beat by wide.

Derived terms
walloper
walloping

Etymology 2
From the acronym: write|write [to] all|all operators|operators

Verb
en-verb

#internet write a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.

References
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• 2007-12-19 05:34 - Pingku - /* Noun */

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