whackable

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English

Etymology

From whack +‎ -able.

Adjective

whackable (comparative more whackable, superlative most whackable)

  1. Capable of, or suitable for, being whacked (in various senses).
    • 2011, J. K. Vandyke, Sabbatical for Love, page 123:
      “Not lately. John, I'd rather she smacked me than ignored me.” “That's the story of your life.” “What does that mean?” “You've been goading people who ignore you ever since I've known you. It makes you very whackable.”
    • 2013, Sal Polisi, Steve Dougherty, The Sinatra Club: My Life Inside the New York Mafia:
      Consorting without permission with the women in a connected guy's family — mothers, sisters, daughters, wives — was a whackable offense.

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