What does whip-smart mean?
Whip-smart means (Canada, US, informal) Very intelligent..
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/ˈʍɪpˌsmɑːt/ · adjective
(Canada, US, informal) Very intelligent..
Seeing them here in town, smart in American-style uniforms, Peru's Army looks extremely well-trained, whip-smart.
[Reed F.] Cutler, 350-pounder from Lewistown in the strip coalmining area, was a constant thorn in the Democratic side. A whip-smart parliamentarian, he effectively filled the role of "needler" as House Republican Leader.
A big hug for the whipsmart, feisty Soho Teen team: Janine Agro, Meredith Barnes, Juliet Grames, Bronwen Hruska, and Rachel Kowal—what a fascinating journey, thank you so much for all your work to make it happen.
Like Cabin In The Woods, it manages the extraordinary balancing act of delivering actual scares (more so than Cabin) while being a whip-smart critique of how scares are manufactured.
The singer, real name Emma Grankvist, deals in whip-smart lyrics and striking melodies that offer a refreshing perspective on the world around her, all wrapped up in a package that’s brilliantly tough to pigeonhole.
Use whip-smart when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whip-smart means (Canada, US, informal) Very intelligent..
Common synonyms include smart as a whip, sharp as a tack.
Possible antonyms include addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained.
Seeing them here in town, smart in American-style uniforms, Peru's Army looks extremely well-trained, whip-smart.
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