whoop assとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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whoop ass (三人称単数 現在形 whoops ass, 現在分詞 whooping ass, 過去形および過去分詞形 whooped ass)

1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar, US) To beat or strike.
   • 2015, Rhonda Cannon Jones, In the Secret Place of Brooklyn Stone, Volume 1, Publishamerica, →ISBN:

     Back in the day, he turned over some tables when he found out thieves were in God's temple and that's what we're doing now, turning over some tables 'cause we found a violator of the law, and we shall whoop ass and teach him...

2. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar, US) To defeat in a fight.
   • 1992 August, “Blues brethren”, in SPIN, volume 8, number 5, SPIN Media, →ISSN, page 55:

     I said "Hello Papa," and he said, "Well, I'll be darned, I'm gonna get off of this piano and whoop yo' ass."

3. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar, US) To defeat or excel against (someone) in a competitive event.
   • 1999 August, Kevin S., “Intel bounces back”, in Maximum PC, volume 4, number 8, Future US, →ISSN, page 18:

     Intel knew the K6-III 450 with its 256k built-in cache would whoop ass on the Pentium II series.

   • 2006, Charlie LeDuff, US Guys: The True and Twisted Mind of the American Man, Penguin Press, →ISBN:

     I felt not like a football player, but like a man on a couch with a really good view. The players on the bench talked about whooping ass and steroid use and the cheerleaders' tits.

使用する際の注意点

This can be used both transitively (whoop someone's ass) or intransitively (whoop ass on someone).

語源

From English whoop (variant of whip) + ass

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動詞

whoop-ass

1. Alternative form of whoop ass

名詞

whoop-ass

1. (figuratively, slang, US) An act of beating.
2. (idiomatic, slang, US) A fight.
   • 2013, Cora L. Hairston, Faces Behind the Dust, →ISBN:

     Big Sis had come out the door for some more whoop-ass, while Mr. Man was trying to hold her back.

3. (figuratively, slang, US) Strength or will to fight or compete.
   • 2006 June, Khoo, David, “Sleeper hit. Torque Test: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Wagon GT-A”, in Torque, SPH Magazines, ISSN 0218-7868, page 55:

     There is a squat and fuss-free simplicity about its profile, which belies the amount of 'whoop-ass' that can be delivered with a prod of the accelerator pedal.

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