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Whack

/wæk/

Egregious.

📖 Definitions of "Whack"

adjective

1
Egregious.
2
Bad (not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, lame, or strange.
"Every record they ever made was straight-up wack."
3
Crazy, mad, insane.
4
Cool, bizarre, and potentially scary.

noun

1
The sound of a heavy strike.
2
The strike itself.
3
The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.
4
An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.
"40 bucks a whack."

verb

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
rapnoun	(countable) A sharp blow with something hard.
wallopnoun	A heavy blow, punch.
knockverb	An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
beltnoun	(clothing) A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
whamnoun	A forceful blow.
whangnoun	(slang) The penis.
whopnoun	A blow or strike.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
whamnoun	A forceful blow.
whangnoun	(slang) The penis.
wallopnoun	A heavy blow, punch.
rapnoun	(countable) A sharp blow with something hard.
knockverb	An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
whopnoun	A blow or strike.
beltnoun	(clothing) A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
slapnoun	(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
lamnoun	(intransitive, dated, slang) To flee or run away.
bangingnoun	(slang) Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great.
hitverb	(heading, physical) To strike.
blownoun	(intransitive) To produce an air current.
shakeverb	(transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
stabnoun	(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
stumbleverb	(intransitive) To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.
killverb	(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
shotverb	Tired, weary.
shootverb	To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.
tapenoun	Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
madmannoun	A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.