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spanking

/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.
  2. To soundly defeat, to trounce.
  3. To hit very hard
  4. To move rapidly.
  5. A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.
  6. An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.
  7. Fast and energetic.
  8. Brisk and fresh.
  9. (now usually with “new”) An intensifier.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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