# whip-smart

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʍɪpˌsmɑːt/

## Definitions
1. Very intelligent.

## Etymology
Inversion of earlier smart as a whip (compare rock solid, from solid as a rock; snow-white, from white as snow; etc.). Possibly an allusion to how quickly the tip of a whip moves when the whip is cracked.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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