flog

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to beat with a whip or stick; informally, to sell persistently

   Mutineers were once flogged before the assembled crew.

Simplified etymology

Flog arose as slang in the late 17th century. It may derive from Latin flagellare, “to whip,” or may have been formed in imitation of the sound of a whip. Its sense “sell” probably began as military slang around the First World War.

Of uncertain origin, attested from the 17th century; possibly imitative, or perhaps a colloquial alteration of Latin flagellare ('to whip').

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