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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: whip

whup

 verb
     
whup also whop past tense and past participle whupped, present participle whupping [transitive] informal especially American English
1 to defeat someone easily in a sport or fight:
I'm gonna whup your ass (=defeat you very easily).
2 to hit someone and hurt them very badly, especially using something such as a belt
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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