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Whack vs Cuff - What's the difference?

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Whack is a related term of cuff.


As nouns the difference between whack and cuff

is that whack is a blow, impact or slap while cuff is (obsolete) glove; mitten or cuff can be a blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.

As verbs the difference between whack and cuff

is that whack is to hit, slap or strike while cuff is to furnish with cuffs or cuff can be to hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

whack

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A blow, impact or slap.
  • A share or portion.
  • * 1951 , , Letters to John Middleton Murry, 1913-1922 ,
    • 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.
  • An attempt.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hit, slap or strike.
  • * G. W. Cable
    • Rodsmen were whacking their way through willow brakes.
  • (slang) To kill, bump off.
  • To share or parcel out.
  • (label) To beat convincingly; to thrash.
  • * 2012 , Ryan Pyette, 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.
  • To surpass; to better.
  • * 2012 , Steve Cullen, Total Flyfisher:
    • Recently I was over in Ireland, I love the place, proper fishing, can't whack it!

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * out of whack * whack off * whack the illy * whacky English onomatopoeias

    cuff

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) cuffe, .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) glove; mitten.
  • The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
  • The end of a pants leg, folded up.
    • Related terms
    * cufflinks * turnup * off-the-cuff

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with cuffs.
  • To handcuff.

    • Etymology 2

    1520, “to hit”, apparently of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l), (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again.
  • * Dryden
    • They with their quills did all the hurt they could, / And cuffed the tender chickens from their food.
  • To fight; to scuffle; to box.
  • * Dryden
    • While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport.
  • To buffet.
  • * Tennyson
    • cuffed by the gale

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
  • * Spenser
    • Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies; / Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff.
  • * Hudibras
    • Many a bitter kick and cuff .