froth vs whank

froth

verb
  • (literally) To spew saliva as froth; (figuratively) to rage, vent one's anger. 

  • To spit, vent, or eject, as froth. 

  • To cover with froth. 

  • (of a liquid) To bubble. 

  • To create froth in (a liquid). 

noun
  • foam 

  • Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth? 

  • Highly speculative investment. 

  • The idle rich; 

  • unimportant or insubstantial talk, events, or actions; drivel 

whank

verb
  • To beat; to thrash; to whip; to lash. 

  • To cut, especially to cut off a large portion. 

noun
  • A strike with the fist; a blow; a knock. 

  • A large portion, slice or lump. 

How often have the words froth and whank occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )