spank

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11
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13
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈspæŋk/
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/ˈspæŋk/ · [ˈspæŋk] · /ˈspeɪ̯ŋk/ (US) · [ˈspeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈspɛ̃ŋk/ (US) · [ˈspɛ̃ŋk] (US)

Definition of spank

10 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

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

  1. (transitive)To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
  2. (transitive)To soundly defeat, to trounce.
  3. (transitive)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.”
  4. (intransitive)To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
  5. (intransitive)To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
    “The ship was really spanking along.”
  6. (ambitransitive)To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.

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. (euphemistic, slang)An 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.”
    “As much as I wanted to find a bone to pick with the Satisfyer Pro 2, I get why this toy is a mainstay in "best sex toys" lists: 1) It's versatile, and an ideal clitoral toy for beginner and experienced sex toy users, and 2) it seems to have cracked the design code on how to be a toy for both people with sensitive clitorises and those who want to get their pussy tenderized into schnitzel. It will have me yodeling for many spank sessions to come.”
    “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.”
  4. (dialectal)A leap or bound.

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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”).

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