spank

Political cartoon from 1860 depicting :w:Historical ColumbiaColumbia spanking :w:Stephen A. DouglasStephen A. Douglas over her knee as a punishment, using a switch.

Meanings

Verb

  • To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.
  • To soundly defeat, to trounce.
  • To hit very hard.
  • To move rapidly.

Noun

  • An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.
  • A slapping sound, as produced by spanking.

Origin

  • Probably imitative.

Modern English dictionary

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