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ADJ. 1. larger than ordinary ...B1900 Eng. dial. 2. wakeful, easy to be awaked ...B1900 Eng. dial. 3. excellent, wonderful ...1940s Aust. sl. NOUN 1. anything abnormally large of its kind; a big lie; a heavy blow ...1823 2. a driver of animals; a drover; an ox or mule driver ...1827 Amer. dial. 3. a gadget, a thing ...20C US sl. 4. the penis ...20C US sl. 5. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. 6. a fool ...1960s Aust. sl. 7. a masturbator ...1980s US sl. VERB to tremble, to shake, to quake ...B1900 Eng. dial. ETYMOLOGY from whack (vb.) + -er EXAMPLE From: Tom Brown's School Days By An Old Boy (Thomas Hughes), 1857 Chapter IV, The Bird Fanciers, A Debate
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