wallop

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English wallopen (“gallop”), from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from Old Northern French walop (“gallop”, noun) and waloper (“to gallop”, verb) (compare Old French galoper, whence modern French galoper), from Frankish *wala hlaupan (“to run well”) from *wala (“well”) + *hlaupan (“to run”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to run, leap, spring”), from Proto-Indo-European *klaub- (“to spring, stumble”). Possibly also derived from a deverbal of Frankish *walhlaup (“battle run”) from *wal (“battlefield”) from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (“dead, victim, slain”) from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“death in battle, killed in battle”) + *hlaup (“course, track”) from *hlaupan (“to run”). Compare the doublet gallop.

1. A heavy blow, a punch.

   “he gave him a mighty wallop”

   “An' in the twentieth we stood in the middle of the ring an' exchanged wallops even.”

2. A person's ability to throw such punches.

   “this guy's got some wallop”

3. An emotional impact, a psychological force.

   “that film has some serious wallop”

4. A thrill, an emotionally excited reaction.
5. Anything produced by a process that involves boiling; beer, tea, or whitewash.

   “"You're a gent," said the other, straightening his shoulders again. He appeared not to have noticed Winston's blue overalls. "Pint!" he added aggressively to the barman. "Pint of wallop."”

6. A thick piece of fat.
7. A quick rolling movement; a gallop.

verb

Etymology: Clipping of write to all operators.

1. To send a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.