Whup his ass

[nq:1]From "Bad Boys", the guy said 'whup his ***'. Now I don't find 'whup' in dictionary, but I guess it's close to 'whip', right? Why the word 'whup' anyway? Black English?[/nq]
Southern U.S. variant. See AHD4 at http://www.bartleby.com/61/
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[nq:1]From "Bad Boys", the guy said 'whup his ***'. Now I don't find 'whup' in dictionary,[/nq]
It's in MWCD11 and American Heritage 4th for that matter.
[nq:1]but I guess it's close to 'whip', right? Why the word 'whup' anyway? Black English?[/nq]
Scots-Redneck English.

[nq:1]From "Bad Boys", the guy said 'whup his ***'. Now I don't find 'whup' in dictionary, but I guess it's close to 'whip', right? Why the word 'whup' anyway? Black English?[/nq]
Why is there a tendency and this is not specific to 'nick' to assume unfamiliar forms are "Black English"?
You need a new dictionary. The first two entries below are from close to the minimally acceptable English

Nick:
[nq:1]Why the word 'whup' anyway? Black English?[/nq]
Ebonicxxx.

[nq:2]From "Bad Boys", the guy said 'whup his ***'. Now ... to 'whip', right? Why the word 'whup' anyway? Black English?[/nq]
[nq:1]Why is there a tendency and this is not specific to 'nick' to assume unfamiliar forms are "Black English"?[/nq]
Long story, from long ago. Late 60s.
New GM plant manager (fairly responsible position, fairly highly paid, new car every week (for "testing"))

[nq:2]From "Bad Boys", the guy said 'whup his ***'. Now ... to 'whip', right? Why the word 'whup' anyway? Black English?[/nq]
[nq:1]Why is there a tendency and this is not specific to 'nick' to assume unfamiliar forms are "Black English"?(snip longer answer)[/nq]
Ease up, bro. The guy was asking about a movie whose major characters are all African-American. I think it was reasonable.

[nq:1]If it ain't familiar, it's bad, and we attach it to something else we don't like, thereby reinforcing both prejudices. Oh, yeah, I almost forgot, the good thing is, that story couldn't happen today. We treat everyone as equals now.[/nq]
See, folks, even an American can do irony.
Mrs. Bob and I dined at a casual local restaurant last night Red, Hot & Blue in Rosslyn, for you Greater L

[nq:2]From "Bad Boys", the guy said 'whup his ***'. Now ... to 'whip', right? Why the word 'whup' anyway? Black English?[/nq]
[nq:1]Why is there a tendency and this is not specific to 'nick' to assume unfamiliar forms are "Black English"?[/nq]
Because Black people speak English differently and it's hard to understand them. Rap or hip-hop are examples.

[nq:2]Why is there a tendency and this is not specific to 'nick' to assume unfamiliar forms are "Black English"?[/nq]
[nq:1]Because Black people speak English differently and it's hard to understand them. Rap or hip-hop are examples.[/nq]
Seven of the lawyers in the fifty-lawyer office where I work are Black, as are several members of the support staff. I have no trouble understading any o

[nq:2]Because Black people speak English differently and it's hard to understand them. Rap or hip-hop are examples.[/nq]
[nq:1]Seven of the lawyers in the fifty-lawyer office where I work are Black, as are several members of the support ... English. I have trouble understanding many of them. Can you explain why your experience seems to have been so different?[/nq]
Because you've been looki