Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The lash of a whip.
- noun An injury to the cervical spine caused by an abrupt jerking motion of the head, either backward or forward.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The lash, or pliant part, of a whip.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted.
- noun a sudden change of direction, resembling the motion of the tip of a whip when it is cracked.
- noun a stinging psychological effect reminiscent of being stung by a whip.
- noun a
whiplash injury .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
lash of awhip - noun an
injury to the upperspine caused by aviolent jerk of thehead in either abackward orforward orside toside direction - verb To jerk back and forth; to
buffet - verb To
lash as if with a whip
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
- noun a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
Etymologies
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Examples
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And we do agree on one thing, since I used the term "whiplash" in last Tuesday's review/overview to describe the experience of watching Glee this year.
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As I explain, Unless you can fit in the context, you end up with what I call whiplash journalism.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREW C. REVKIN 2010
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The Republicans will just say no to anything, the corporate dems and blue dogs will not agree with the progressive wing, and the run of the mill Democrat gets whiplash from the other two.
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Money Money Money Money Money 2010
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Rob so let me get this straight whiplash is like a hybrid of blacklash and crimson dynamo?
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I've heard the word whiplash used several times to describe how workshop participants feel after a fast web 2.0 overview.
Archive 2006-03-01 Darren Kuropatwa 2006
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I've heard the word whiplash used several times to describe how workshop participants feel after a fast web 2.0 overview.
Whiplash! Darren Kuropatwa 2006
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The Toronto Maple Leafs netminder will not play Thursday against the New York Rangers as he remains out with what the team is calling a "whiplash" injury affecting his neck.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JAMES MIRTLE 2011
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… severe whiplash from the ONE-EIGHTY TURN they seem to be making, that is …
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i feel like whiplash is the focus point. just sayin, i wouldnt have done so. starscream9289
Iron Man 2 International Poster: Photoshoppery From Across the Ocean | /Film 2010
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Over the last five years, personal-injury claims from car accidents have risen 10% annually, including a large number recently for whiplash, which is hard to prove medically.
The U.K.'s Faulty Car-Insurance Market Hester Plumridge 2011
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