Sekirov Dictionary

shellac

/ʃəˈlæk/

verb 3
noun 2
forms 3

verb3

To coat with shellac.
•
(US, informal) To inflict a heavy defeat upon.
- In 1964 Goldwater ran rambunctiously, flat-out against government. He got shellacked. — 1987
(US, informal) To beat; to thrash.

noun2

•
A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
- But, she says, a wartime ban on recordings using shellac and vinyl kept the Walker version from being released. — 2002
(US, informal) A beating; a thrashing.

forms

shellacked · shellacking · shellacs

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