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spank

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spæŋk/
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  • Rhymes: -æŋk

Etymology 1

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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 (“beat, strike”).

 
Political cartoon from 1860 depicting Columbia spanking Stephen A. Douglas over her knee as a punishment, using a switch.

Verb

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spank (third-person singular simple present spanks, present participle spanking, simple past and past participle spanked)

  1. (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks or other vulnerable body part like the cheeks, 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.
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Noun

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spank (plural spanks)

  1. An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.
    • 1988 May 7, Christopher Wittke, “It Takes Two To Tango”, in Gay Community News, page 10:
      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. (slang, euphemistic) An instance of masturbation.
    spank bank
    to have a quick spank
    • 2015 May 7, “So has anyone here done NoFap?”, in Reddit‎[1], r/ForeverAlone, archived from the original on 9 August 2023:
      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.
    • 2021 October 20, Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp, “Review: I Tried the Satisfyer Pro 2 Clitoral Vibrator and It's Worth the Hype”, in VICE‎[2], archived from the original on 10 August 2023:
      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.
    • 2023 January 9, u/BIGassbass8151, “Why do so many people swear by nofap?”, in Reddit‎[3], r/moreplatesmoredates, archived from the original on 9 August 2023:
      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.
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Etymology 2

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Uncertain. Likely of Dutch or Low German origin. Compare North Frisian spanke (“to step with pride”), Saterland Frisian spankje (“to splash”), dialectal Dutch spanken (“to limp, hobble”), Dutch spankeren (“to run away quickly, gallop off”), German Low German spenkern (“to burst, explode, shatter, splash, spray”), Danish spanke (“to strut”), Swedish spånka (“to strut proudly”); originally, equivalent to span +‎ -k. Compare also dialectal English spang (“to leap, bound; shoot out, fling”).

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Verb

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spank (third-person singular simple present spanks, present participle spanking, simple past and past participle spanked)

  1. (intransitive) To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
  2. (intransitive) To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
    The ship was really spanking along.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.
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Noun

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spank (plural spanks)

  1. (dialectal) A leap or bound.
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