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"To be relevant in 2021 was to either be whipping someone's ass digitally, or getting your ass whipped by a trending topic." – Anonymous Meme Historian.

At its core, "whipped ass" functions as a past-tense descriptor of complete domination or punishment. The idiom originates from the 20th-century American phrases "to whip (someone's) ass" or "to kick (someone's) ass" – both meaning to defeat decisively in a competition or to beat up in a physical fight. In 2021, this meaning expanded to include "to be excelled against," "to be dominated in a video game," or even to describe something that was overwhelmingly "cool." As one slang dictionary notes, "I had a whip ass experience" can translate to "I had a fantastic experience". whipped ass 2021