Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Active; nimble; forward; pert.
- noun A girl or young woman; especially, a malapert young woman.
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- adjective
Whiplike ; thin andpliant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective bending and snapping back readily without breaking
Etymologies
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Examples
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He said: It came up for sale in Liverpool and had a twin whippy machine so you can have vanilla and strawberry whippy, which is unusual and cool.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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The rods were "whippy" but I caught tons of fish using rooster tail spinner baits or plastic worms.
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The rods were "whippy" but I caught tons of fish using rooster tail spinner baits or plastic worms.
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Anyway we found the van and the kids got their first 'whippy' ice cream of the year.
Irish Blogs Magnumlady's Blog 2010
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Until then, investors should be braced for whippy trading at least through midyear and acknowledge that riskier investments could fall further before recovering.
Stock Bulls Look Past Rough Patch Tom Lauricella 2011
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After a plodding slow movement and a very whippy finale, whipped with both speed and cream, the audience erupted in applause and wouldn't let Denk go until he played an encore of totally, incongruously, beautiful Ives.
Laurence Vittes: Jeremy Denk Meets Gustavo and Beethoven on the Hill at Mouse Hall Laurence Vittes 2011
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The blue-chip index hasn't seen such a move since Jan. 3, a 20-day period of calm that has surprised many on Wall Street who had expected more whippy volatility in 2012.
Stocks Continue Surprising Rally Jonathan Cheng 2012
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After a plodding slow movement and a very whippy finale, whipped with both speed and cream, the audience erupted in applause and wouldn't let Denk go until he played an encore of totally, incongruously, beautiful Ives.
Laurence Vittes: Jeremy Denk Meets Gustavo and Beethoven on the Hill at Mouse Hall Laurence Vittes 2011
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"You see bad data, and prices in financial markets get whippy," says Greg Anderson, a currency analyst at Citigroup.
Growing Signs That Foreign-Exchange Volatility Is Making A Comeback Neil Shah 2011
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I wasn't afraid, which mildly surprised me, as I was sure the whippy guy could kick my ass.
The Whippy Guy jake fuchs 2011
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