to wack
9.9
Kill someone secretly, often as part of a crime
- verb
- /wæk/
- Offensive
- In the movies, the assassin was hired to wack his target without leaving a trace.
Examples
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The police found evidence that the plot involved plans to wack an important witness.
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The gang decided to wack the rival leader to take over the territory.
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♪ ♪ And they wacked Fred Hampton Jr.'s Pappy
Synonyms
To kill someone on purpose, usually secretly and as part of a crime
is used as slang rather than informal speech
Antonyms
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Etymology
Wack used as slang for 'to kill' comes from crime language where a final whack meant a deadly blow, often in secret. So to wack someone in this sense is to 'kill' them as part of a criminal plan.