smisk

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Noun edit

smisk n

spanking
smiskvideor från Säffle ― spanking videos from Säffle
(colloquial) a beating (whether by violence or in sports), getting one's ass kicked
Synonyms: däng, stryk, pisk, (usually physical) spö

Han åkte på smisk av gänget ― He was beaten up by the gang

De fick smisk av motståndarlaget ― They were soundly beaten by the opposing team

Usage notes edit

Sometimes and especially historically also used more generally for hitting in the context of corporal punishment of children ("smisk på fingrarna" = "getting hit on the fingers"). The sense has shifted more purely towards spanking with all forms of corporal punishment of children being outlawed since 1979.

Declension edit

Declension of smisk
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	smisk	smisket	—	—
Genitive	smisks	smiskets	—	—

Related terms edit

smiska (“to spank”)