shellacking means the act or process of coating with shellac. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From shellac + -ing. Shellac is used in floor polish; compare polishing, as in "the other boxer in the match polished the floor with me; I took quite a polishing".
noun
- The act or process of coating with shellac.
- A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.“The News baseball team defeated the Press-Guardian outfit, 8 to 4, in a recent game, which squares accounts for the shellacking the News received a year ago.”