Whack-A-Mole

Pronunciation: /wæk-ə-moʊl/

Definitions of whack-a-mole

noun a game in which players use a mallet to hit toy moles that pop up randomly from holes

Example Sentences

A1 I played whack-a-mole at the carnival.

A2 The children had fun playing whack-a-mole at the arcade.

B1 The whack-a-mole game requires quick reflexes and hand-eye coordination.

B2 She set a new high score on the whack-a-mole machine.

C1 The whack-a-mole tournament attracted players from all over the country.

C2 The professional whack-a-mole player demonstrated his skills on a live stream.

Examples of whack-a-mole in a Sentence

formal The children were entertained by playing a game of whack-a-mole at the carnival.

informal Let's go play some whack-a-mole at the arcade!

slang I totally dominated at whack-a-mole, I'm a pro!

figurative Dealing with all these unexpected problems is like playing a game of whack-a-mole.

Grammatical Forms of whack-a-mole

• past tense: whacked
• plural: whack-a-moles
• comparative: more whack-a-mole
• superlative: most whack-a-mole
• present tense: whack-a-moles
• future tense: will whack-a-mole
• perfect tense: have whacked-a-mole
• continuous tense: is whacking-a-mole
• singular: whack-a-mole
• positive degree: whack-a-mole
• infinitive: to whack-a-mole
• gerund: whacking-a-mole
• participle: whacked-a-mole

Origin and Evolution of whack-a-mole

First Known Use: 1976 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'whack-a-mole' originated from the popular arcade game of the same name, where players use a mallet to hit toy moles that pop up randomly from their holes.

Evolution of the word: The term 'whack-a-mole' has remained closely associated with the arcade game since its inception, and is now commonly used to describe any situation where problems or issues keep arising unexpectedly and need to be dealt with quickly and repeatedly.