SHELLACKING Definition & Meaning

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shellacking

[ shuh-lak-ing ]

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noun

Slang.

an utter defeat:
a shellacking their team will remember.
a sound thrashing:
His father gave him a shellacking for stealing the book.

shellacking

/ 藞蕛蓻l忙k瑟艐; 蕛蓹藞l忙k瑟艐 /

noun

slang.
a complete defeat; a sound beating
anyone who gives a shellacking to their bigger neighbours

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of shellacking¹

First recorded in 1880鈥�85; shellac + -ing ¹

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Idioms and Phrases

see take a shellacking .

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鈥淲e needed that,鈥� he said, 鈥渢o help us get over that shellacking we took in Game 2.鈥�

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For Scotland, this tournament is a learning curve and after commendable displays in defeats to Bangladesh and West Indies this was a bit of a shellacking.

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That was the year Democrats took, as Obama put, a 鈥渟hellacking鈥� in congressional elections.

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There'll be another shellacking down the line if he doesn't change course.

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The Dodgers鈥� second straight loss 鈥� on the heels of Wednesday night鈥檚 10-1 shellacking at the hands of the Angels in Anaheim, reduced their National League West lead over the San Diego Padres to four games.

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