SPANKING

alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy

(adjective) quick and energetic; “a brisk walk in the park”; “a lively gait”; “a merry chase”; “traveling at a rattling rate”; “a snappy pace”; “a spanking breeze”

spanking

(noun) the act of slapping on the buttocks; “he gave the brat a good spanking”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

spanking

present participle of spank

Adjective

spanking (not comparable)

Fast and energetic.

(often, nautical) Brisk and fresh.

Synonyms

• striking

Adverb

spanking (not comparable)

(colloquial, now usually with “new”) An intensifier.

Noun

spanking (plural spankings)

A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.

An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.

Source: Wiktionary

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Spank"ing, a.

1. Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing. Four spanking grays ready harnessed. G. Colman, the Younger.

2. Large; considerable. [Colloq.]

SPANK

Spank (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spanked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Spanking.] Etym: [Of unknown origin; cf. LG. spakken, spenkern, to run and spring about quickly.]

Definition: To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap.

Spank, n.

Definition: A blow with the open hand; a slap.

Spank, v. i.

Definition: To move with a quick, lively step between a trot and gallop; to move quickly. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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