spank
Betekenis (Engels)
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- 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.
- To soundly defeat, to trounce.
- To hit very hard.
Concepten
Synoniemen
give a smack
bowl along
strike violently
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/spæŋk/
Etymologie (Engels)
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”).
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