shellacking[noun]Synonyms: defeat, beating, debacle, defeasance, drubbing, licking, overthrow, rout, trouncing, vanquishment
Related Words: clobbering,
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shellacking noun.
[ʃǝ'lakɪŋ] Chiefly
N. Amer..
L19.[from SHELLAC.]1. A coating of shellac.
L19.2. A beating, a sound thrashing; a thorough defeat.
slang.
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