waht's the meaning

[ostap77]

Sorry for the typo.
"Gert will whomp up some fried chiken, and we'll have a fine time."
What does "whomp up" here mean?

 

[5jj]

"Gert will whomp up some fried chiken, and we'll have a fine time."
What does "whomp up" here mean?

If you want us to bother answering your question, wouldn't it be nice if you bothered to proofread the message before submitting it?

chiken?
please? Oops, sorry. You didn't spell that incorrectly; you didn't even use the word.

 

[MrPedantic]

Sorry for the typo.
"Gert will whomp up some fried chiken, and we'll have a fine time."
What does "whomp up" here mean?

"Whomp up" here means "cook in a casual, speedy, and not necessarily painstaking fashion".

Best wishes,

MrP

 

[Tdol]

Knock up is an alternative, in BrE at least.

 

[ostap77]

Knock up is an alternative, in BrE at least.

Can I use it if I want to say that I have to prepare something quickly such things as a report or lecture that usually takes longer?

 

[5jj]

Can I use it if I want to say that I have to prepare something quickly such things as a report or lecture that usually takes longer?

I can, and do.

 

[Tdol]

I'll knock up dinner while while you knock up that report.

 

[Barb_D]

Just out of curiosity, is "knock up" also slang for making someone pregnant in the UK?

(I'd not use either of those expressions in the US to mean to do something quickly.)

 

[Tdol]

Yes, it is.

 

[Barb_D]

Does that give rise to sexist puns like "Joe was knocking up the report they were both responsible for while Peter was knocking up the secretary"?

 

[Tdol]

Fortunately not, though this thread is tempting fate. ;-)

 

[Barb_D]

Thanks for not "blowing me off." ;-)

Two nations divided by a common language, all right!

 

[MrPedantic]

A particularly nonchalant chef could knock up a Manchester tart.

MrP