larrup

Origin uncertain. Many dictionaries suggest a connection with Dutch larpen (“to thresh with flails”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæɹəp/

larrup (third-person singular simple present larrups, present participle larruping or larrupping, simple past and past participle larruped or larrupped)

1. to beat or thrash
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses

     ZOE-FANNY: I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it.

   • 1938, Graham Greene, Brighton Rock

     ‘A kid like that oughtn’t to be mixed up with things,’ Ida said. ‘If he was mine I’d just larrup it out of him.’

larrup (uncountable)

1. backchat or rudeness

   Oi, less of your larrup!

• (rudeness): backchat, cheek (informal), impertinence, impudence, rudeness