I always figured we said it because it is often followed by whacking or hitting something to get it to work properly.... Out of whack, give it a whack :)
Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
G'day Hisdimple,
Thank you for your question.
Out of whack means something is improperly balanced. Presumably it needs a whack to put it right.
Regards
Thank you for your question.
Out of whack means something is improperly balanced. Presumably it needs a whack to put it right.
Regards
Tht means hitting something
Ya, definitely means to hit or clobber someone or something...Reminds me of the Lizzy Bordon rhyme:
Lizzie Borden took an axe
And gave her mother forty whacks.
And when she saw what she had done,
She gave her father forty-one
Lizzie Borden took an axe
And gave her mother forty whacks.
And when she saw what she had done,
She gave her father forty-one
Out of (tally whacker)whack comes from a boating/sailing. It is used in place of the word preventer.to stop a main sail /boom from getting out of control and whacking you in the nugget while sailing down wind. How's that for a explanation.sort of like batten down the hatches.