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shellacking: Meaning and Definition of
shel•lack•ing
Pronunciation: (shu-lak'ing), [key]
— n. Slang.
- an utter defeat: a shellacking their team will remember.
- a sound thrashing: His father gave him a shellacking for stealing the book.
See also:
- shellacking (Thesaurus)
