Usually means: Exceptionally clever, quick-thinking, and sharp.
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  1. whip-smart: Merriam-Webster
  2. Whip-Smart, whip-smart: Wordnik
  3. whip-smart: Wiktionary
  4. Whip-Smart: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. whip-smart: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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  1. whip-smart: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (whip-smart)

▸ adjective:  (Canada, US, informal) Very intelligent.

Similar:
smartassy, up to snuff, Schmick, smartass, whipped, whizzo, smart, swotty, smart-allecky, smart-mouthed, more...

Types:
intelligent, brilliant, smart, genius, wise, sagacious, clever, canny, more...

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Similar:
smartassy, up to snuff, Schmick, smartass, whipped, whizzo, smart, swotty, smart-allecky, smart-mouthed, more...

Types:
intelligent, brilliant, smart, genius, wise, sagacious, clever, canny, more...



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