whip-arse

English

Alternative forms

  • whip arse

Etymology 1

From whip +‎ arse. Possibly a calque of French fouette-cul, from fouetter (“to whip”) + cul (“arse”).

Noun

whip-arse (plural whip-arses)

  1. (obsolete) A schoolmaster.
Synonyms
  • bum-brusher, flog-bottom

Etymology 2

Noun

whip-arse (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of whoop-ass.

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