spanking
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From spank (“to move energetically”) + -ing.
Verb
spanking
Adjective
spanking (not comparable)
- Fast and energetic.
- a spanking pace
- 1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC:
- I'd like nothing better this minute, said Mr Browne stoutly, than a rattling fine walk in the country or a fast drive with a good spanking goer between the shafts.
- 1939 July, “Overseas Railways: Baltic Island Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 51:
- On both the Gothland and the Öland Railway, a spanking railcar provides an alternative to riding in the wayward, steam-driven mixed train, but the latter is the proper conveyance for a real railway lover, even over the flat, limestone plains which form much of the Baltic island scenery.
- (often nautical) Brisk and fresh.
- a spanking breeze
Synonyms
Adverb
spanking (not comparable)
- (colloquial, now usually with “new”) An intensifier.
- brand spanking new
- a spanking good time
- spanking clean
- spanking white
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From spank (“to punish by swatting”) + -ing (participial suffix) and -ing (gerundial suffix).
Verb
spanking
Noun
spanking (countable and uncountable, plural spankings)
- (uncountable) A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.
- Domestic spanking is often endured over the knee (or lap), formal spanking rather applied over a contraption such as a trestle or A-frame, with or without constraints.
- (countable) An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.
- 2001, John Rosemond, John Rosemond's New Parent Power!:
- Some people think spankings of any sort constitute child abuse.
Translations
form of physical punishment
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References
- “spanking”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “spanking”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “spanking”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “spanking”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “spanking”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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