SPANKING

Spanking

Spanking is the act of striking the buttocks of another person to cause temporary pain without producing physical injury. It generally involves one person striking the buttocks of another person with an open hand. When an open hand is used, spanking is referred to in some countries as slapping or smacking. More severe forms of spanking, such as switching, paddling, belting, caning, whipping, and birching, involve the use of an implement instead of a hand. Corporal punishment is most commonly used to discipline an infant, child, or teenager. It generally involves an adult – typically a parent, guardian, or teacher – striking the child's buttocks as punishment for ...

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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.

Verb

spanking

Adjective

  1. Fast and energetic.
    a spanking pace
  2. Brisk and fresh.
    a spanking breeze
  3. remarkable of its kind.
    a spanking good time

Adverb

  1. An intensifier.
    brand spanking new


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