Biff vs Whack - What's the difference?
biff | whack |
To strike such a blow.
(NZ, slang) To discard; to throw out; to throw away.
(sports) To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall.
A blow, impact or slap.
A share or portion.
* 1951 , , Letters to John Middleton Murry, 1913-1922 ,
An attempt.
To hit, slap or strike.
* G. W. Cable
(slang) To kill, bump off.
To share or parcel out.
(label) To beat convincingly; to thrash.
* 2012 , Ryan Pyette,
To surpass; to better.
* 2012 , Steve Cullen,
In sports terms the difference between biff and whack
is that biff is to wipe out; to faceplant; to fall while whack is to beat convincingly; to thrash.As nouns the difference between biff and whack
is that biff is a sudden, sharp blow or punch while whack is a blow, impact or slap.As verbs the difference between biff and whack
is that biff is to strike such a blow while whack is to hit, slap or strike.biff
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(en verb)whack
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Noun
(en noun)- For one thing I had a splendid supper when I got on board—a whack of cold, lean beef and pighells, bread, butter ad lib. , tea, and plenty of good bread.
Verb
(en verb)- Rodsmen were whacking their way through willow brakes.
Majors, Panthers play mind games, The London Free Press:
- The fidgety Majors were whacked 9-1 by the Kitchener Panthers at Couch and now trail their rivals 2-0 in an increasingly uncomfortable best-of-seven Intercounty Baseball League first-round series.
Total Flyfisher:
- Recently I was over in Ireland, I love the place, proper fishing, can't whack it!