How is whip slang for a car?

In the early automobile era, the steering wheel became known as the whip. In more modern times, various hiphop artists noticed that the Mercedes Benz logo resembled a steering wheel, which as mentioned was also known as the whip. So by association, the Mercedes Benz and later any fancy car was called a whip.
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What does it mean to whip a car?

What is a whip in slang? Whip has been used as a slang word for "car" since the late 20th century. It's also used as a verb meaning "to drive (a car)."
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Why is a new car called a whip?

And so it was until the 1990s, when someone—not even rap genius or urban dictionary knows preciesly who—took a look at the Mercedes-Benz logo on the steering wheel and felt that it resembled a whip. So for a while, a whip referred specifically to a Mercedes-Benz.
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When did whip become popular?

The Whip is by far the most popular dance at the moment. The word “whip” itself is popularized slang for a car and the dance resembles just that. It all started with a YouTube video posted by King Imprint titled “New Dance #Whip” in the summer of 2014, although the dance premiered in Atlanta in the early 2000s.
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How do you say car slang?

Pejorative terms include beater, bucket, clunker, crate, heap, jalopy, junker, rattletrap, and wreck. (“Gas guzzler,” meanwhile, emphasizes a car's lack of fuel economy, and “land yacht” also indicates excessive size.)
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What is a whip? Social media slang. Lambo means lamborghini, rari=ferrari



What does whippin it up mean?

1. To excite or incite strong emotions. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "whip" and "up." He has deliberately whipped up his supporters to a state of frenzy.
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What do rappers mean by whip?

A “Whippin'”(also spelled Whipping) means driving fast.

The term “Whip” has been used by Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, Playboi Carti, Lil Nas X, Nicki Minaj, 6ix9ine, Cardi B, and many more rappers.
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What does you be trippin mean?

You trippin' means you're acting a fool, thinking crazy thoughts, or are maybe high on mushrooms. Trippin' out is “freaking out” or “being extremely high.”
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What does whip out mean?

(transitive) To pull something out with a sudden jerk. synonym ▲ Synonym: pull out. He suddenly whipped out his gun and pointed it at his doctor. I whipped out my wallet and laid a five-pound note on the bar. (transitive, informal) To complete or produce rapidly.
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What is a cool way to say car?

Synonyms of car
  1. auto,
  2. automobile,
  3. bus,
  4. horseless carriage,
  5. machine,
  6. motor,
  7. motorcar,
  8. motor vehicle,
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What is a dizzy car?

A dizzy is a distributor.
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Is short slang for car?

Meaning "contraction of a name or phrase" is from 1873 (as in for short). Slang meaning "car" is attested from 1897; originally "street car," so called because street cars (or the rides taken in them) were "shorter" than railroad cars. short (v.)
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How do you call a car guy?

20 unique nicknames for car enthusiasts
  1. Car geek.
  2. Petrolhead.
  3. Gearhead.
  4. Grease monkey.
  5. Road warrior.
  6. Motorhead.
  7. Rev head.
  8. Speed freak.
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What is a 4 banger?

noun Automotive Slang. a four-cylinder engine. GOOSES.
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What do you call car lovers?

Synonyms. (car enthusiast): petrolhead (British English) (car enthusiast): revhead (Australian English)
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What do you call an old beat up car?

A decrepit car is a car that is often old and damaged and is in a barely functional state. There are many slang terms used to describe such cars, the more popular including junk car, beater, clunker, hooptie, jalopy, shitbox, and banger.
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What causes Travelsickness?

Your brain receives signals from motion-sensing parts of your body: your eyes, inner ears, muscles and joints. When these parts send conflicting information, your brain doesn't know whether you're stationary or moving. Your brain's confused reaction makes you feel sick.
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Why do I get nauseous in the backseat of a car?

Motion sickness occurs when the brain receives conflicting information from the inner ears, eyes, and nerves in the joints and muscles. Imagine a young child sitting low in the back seat of a car without being able to see out the window — or an older child reading a book in the car.
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How do you say beautiful car?

Synonyms for Beautiful car
  1. gorgeous car. n.
  2. great car. n.
  3. cool car. n.
  4. magnificent car. n.
  5. beautiful machine. n.
  6. lovely car. n.
  7. lovely machine. n.
  8. nice car. n.
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What does it mean dead meat?

Definition of dead meat

: one that is doomed he's dead meat if they catch him.
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What does lunged mean in a sentence?

Meaning of lunged in English

to move forward suddenly and with force, especially in order to attack someone: He suddenly lunged at her with a broken bottle.
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What is lungen?

1. lungen - tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium. Dimocarpus longan, Euphorbia litchi, longan, longanberry, Nephelium longana.
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What does Lunger mean?

Definitions of lunger. someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing) type of: mover. someone who moves.
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What does lunged at someone mean?

/lʌndʒ/ to move forward suddenly and with force, especially in order to attack someone: He suddenly lunged at her with a broken bottle. Synonym.
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