Entry · catalog no. 5814
whip
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noun · nationwide · 2026
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1.
A car, especially a nice one.
“Pull the whip around front, we out.”
Origin & Attribution
From an older sense of "whip" for the reins or riding crop that steered a carriage — the driver held the whip. Green's Dictionary of Slang traces the automobile sense to about 1915; Black and hip-hop usage carried it through the century into everyday speech.
Region of origin
West
Midwest
N.East
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Nationwide / diaspora
nationwide · 2026
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$WHIPThe Record · cultural traction
▲ Rising0 yrs
ahead of the mainstream
12/100
peak cultural energy
Introduced to English by the culture — logged here before the mainstream caught on.
Cultural usage — the recordMainstream search interest
First used
2026
in the culture
Recorded here
2026
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Citations & Sources
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Green's Dictionary of Slang — reference · 1915
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+ Cite a sourceThe Drive, "Why Is a Car Called a Whip?" — article
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