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Definition of Spanking

1. Noun. The act of slapping on the buttocks. "He gave the brat a good spanking"

Definition of Spanking

1. a. Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing.

Definition of Spanking

1. Verb. (present participle of spank) ¹

2. Noun. A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks. ¹

3. Noun. An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking. ¹

4. Adjective. Fast and energetic. ¹

5. Adjective. (often nautical) Brisk and fresh. ¹

6. Adjective. remarkable of its kind. ¹

7. Adverb. (colloquial now usually with “new”) An intensifier. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spanking

1. the act of one that spanks [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanking

Literary usage of Spanking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons, Fifteen Months a Guest of by John McElroy (1879)
"... A POLICE FORCE ITS FIRST CHIEF "spanking" AN OFFENDER. After the executions Key, knowing that he, and all those prominently connected with the hanging, ..."

2. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"According to Miege it means spruce, neat in dress; as, a spanking lass, " une fille bien mise." It is not so used here. SPAR, Spare, lean. ..."

3. American States, Churches, and Slavery by Joshua Rhodes Balme (1862)
"... stretching out her hands to receive the heavy disbursement of a thousand pounds, or in Leeds, to grasp two hundred bright spanking guineas ! ..."

4. Our Young Folks by John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton (1872)
"... the gentlemen of the king whistled waltzes like a thousand happy canary-birds, while the king rushed to the scene just as the spanking was well over. ..."

5. Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin: With a Memoir by Charles Dibdin (1850)
"spanking Jack was so comely, so pleasant, so jolly, Though winds blew great guns, still he'd whistle and sing, For Jack loved his friend, and was true to ..."

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