spanking

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb form 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/ SAMPA: /"sp{NkIN/

[edit] Verb form

spanking

1. Present participle of spank.

[edit] Noun

spanking (plural spankings)

1. 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 tresle or A-frame, with or without constraints

2. An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.

   During bare-butt spankings one clearly sees the bottom-skin turn red or even purplish

[edit] Related terms

• spankee
• spanker
• unspanked

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

spanking (not comparable)

1. (literally) Relating to spanking(s); e.g. inclined to punishment by spanking

   The notoriously spanking headmaster ordered fresh birches every term

2. (colloquial, now usually with “new”) An intensifier.

   brand spanking new

   a spanking good time

3. Fast and energetic.

   a spanking pace

4. (often nautical) Brisk and fresh.

   a spanking breeze

5. remarkable of its kind.

[edit] Synonyms

• striking

[edit] References

• The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (via the dictionary.com entry).
• Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary