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Definition thwack

Etymology

From a variant (influenced by whack) of Middle English thakken (“to stroke”), from Old English þaccian (“to touch gently, stroke, tap”), from Proto-Germanic *þakw?n? (“to touch lightly”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh?g- (“to touch”). Cognate with Old Dutch þakol?n (“to stroke”), Old Norse þykkr (“a thwack, thump, blow”), Icelandic þjökka, þjaka (“to thwack, thump, beat”), Norwegian tjåka (“to strike, beat”), Latin tang? (“touch”). More at tangent. It should also be noted that early foreign scribes of Middle English confused "th" and "wh", as did some writers. This disappeared for the most part once Middle English spelling had developed.

Noun

thwack (plural thwacks)

1. The act of thwacking; a strike or blow, especially with a flat implement.
2. A heavy slapping sound.

Verb

thwack (third-person singular simple present thwacks, present participle thwacking, simple past and past participle thwacked)

1. To hit with a flat implement.
2. To beat.
3. To fill to overflow.

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