spank

verbnounverbnounattested in dialogue

Canada//ˈspeɪ̯ŋk//
Canada/[ˈspeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈspɛ̃ŋk//
Canada/[ˈspɛ̃ŋk]/
//ˈspæŋk//
/[ˈspæŋk]/

To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.

verb

1
To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
2
To soundly defeat, to trounce.
3
To hit very hard.
Spurs had a free-kick on the edge of the Liverpool box. Érik Lamela spanked it low into the wall, got the ball back, played it out to Christian Eriksen.

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly imitative, or perhaps a special use of Etymology 2 (below) in the sense of a horse stamping its foot against the ground. There is no evidence of a relation with Portuguese espancar (“to batter, strike”).

noun

1
An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.
Three men were about a foot behind my left shoulder trading off spanks on each others butts.
2
A slapping sound, as produced by spanking.
3
slangAn instance of masturbation.
spank bank
to have a quick spank
I'm not a porn addict. I only watch it when I have a spank. It usually takes less than 10 minutes to go from zipper down to zipper up. And that's it till the next time I spank.
I don't believe there's anything wrong with a spank here and there especially if you're partnerless, but it's a slippery slope that people seem to struggle with restraint/boundaries.

verb

1
To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
2
To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
The ship was really spanking along.
3
To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely of Dutch or Low German origin. Compare North Frisian spanke (“to step with pride”), Saterland Frisian spankje (“to splash”), dialectal Dutch spanken (“to limp, hobble”), Dutch spankeren (“to run away quickly, gallop off”), German Low German spenkern (“to burst, explode, shatter, splash, spray”), Danish spanke (“to strut”), Swedish spånka (“to strut proudly”); originally, equivalent to span + -k. Compare also dialectal English spang (“to leap, bound; shoot out, fling”).

noun

1
A leap or bound.

Forms

plural: spanks
past tense: spanked
past participle: spanked
present participle: spanking
third person singular: spanks

Spaniard · A person from Spain or of Spanish descent.spanish · To subject to spanishing, a printing process in which an ink…Spanish · Of or pertaining to Spain.

spank · To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.

spanking · Fast and energetic.spare · Extra. Being more than what is necessary, or what must be…Spare · A surname transferred from the nickname.

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