spanking /ˈspeɪ̯ŋkɪŋ/adjective 2noun 2adverb 1forms 1 adjective2 •Fast and energetic.'I'd like nothing better this minute,' said Mr Browne stoutly, 'than a rattling fine walk in the country or a fast drive with a good spanking goer between the shafts.' — 1904 •Brisk and fresh. noun2 •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 trestle 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.Some people think spankings of any sort constitute child abuse. — 2001 adverb1 •(informal) An intensifier. formsspankings
