Spanking

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/

Verb

1. Present participle of spank

Full definition of spanking

Noun

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.
• 2001, John Rosemond, John Rosemond's New Parent Power!‎Some people think spankings of any sort constitute child abuse.

Related terms

• spankee
• spanker
• spankingly
• unspanked

Adjective

1. Fast and energetic.a spanking pace
• James JoyceI'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.
2. (often nautical) Brisk and fresh.a spanking breeze
3. remarkable of its kind.a spanking good time

Synonyms

• striking

Adverb

1. (colloquial, now usually with “new”) An intensifier.brand spanking new