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spank
[
spangk
]
Origin
spank
1
/
spæŋk
/
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spangk
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., especially on the buttocks, as in punishment.
noun
2.
a blow given in spanking; a smart or resounding slap.
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to spend time idly; loaf.
to bark; yelp.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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Origin:
1720–30;
imitative
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spank
2
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spæŋk
/
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[
spangk
]
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verb (used without object)
to move rapidly, smartly, or briskly.
Origin:
1800–10;
back formation from
spanking
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spank
1
(spæŋk)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to slap or smack with the open hand, esp on the buttocks
—
n
2.
a slap or series of slaps with the flat of the hand
[C18: probably of imitative origin]
spank
2
(spæŋk)
—
vb
(
intr
) to go at a quick and lively pace
[C19: back formation from
spanking
²]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
spank
1727, possibly imitative of the sound of spanking. The noun is from 1785.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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