"go whacks" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes whacks [present, singular, third-person], going whacks [participle, present], went whacks [past], gone whacks [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> whacks}} go whacks (third-person singular simple present goes whacks, present participle going whacks, simple past went whacks, past participle gone whacks)
  1. (slang, archaic) To divide the profits from an enterprise equally; to enter into partnership. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-go_whacks-en-verb-FqbjvdRB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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