Spanking
/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/
verb
To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.
To soundly defeat, to trounce.
To hit very hard
noun
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”
An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.
adjective
Fast and energetic.
“a spanking pace”
Brisk and fresh.
“a spanking breeze”
Synonyms: striking
adverb
(now usually with “new”) An intensifier.
“a spanking good time”