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spank

UK/ˈspæŋk/ US/ˈspæŋk/ fairly common slang
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a slap with the flat of the hand

verb

1.

give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • spank bank
  • spank it
  • spank out
  • spank the monkey
  • spank you
  • spank you very much

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