Where does “thwackee” come from?

thwackee (English) comes from English EE, from Cantonese 噫.

thwackee (English): One who receives a thwack

Definitions

  1. One who receives a thwack

Ancestry of “thwackee”, step by step

thwackee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—

via English thwack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthwackThe act of thwacking; a strike or blow,...
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