shellacking

shellacking

noun

Definition of SHELLACKING

: a decisive defeat : drubbing

Examples of SHELLACKING

1. They took a shellacking in yesterday's game.
2. <suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition>

First Known Use of SHELLACKING

1931

Related to SHELLACKING

Synonyms: beating, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, defeat, trimming, trouncing, whipping

Antonyms: success, triumph, victory, win

Related Words: collapse, debacle (also débâcle), failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset; lurch, shutout, washout, whitewash

Near Antonyms: accomplishment, achievement; blowout, cakewalk, landslide, romp, runaway, sweep, walkaway, walkover

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