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Spacker vs Spanker - What's the difference?

spacker | spanker |

As nouns the difference between spacker and spanker

is that spacker is (british|slang) a spack; a clumsy or foolish person while spanker is someone who spanks.

spacker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, slang) A spack; a clumsy or foolish person.

    • Anagrams

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    spanker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who spanks.
  • An instrument used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle.
  • (nautical) A fore and aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel.
    • (Totten)
  • (dated, music) A musician who plays his instrument well.
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A small coin.
  • * 1772 , The Town and Country Magazine (volume 4, page 344)
    • Egad, Jack, I am glad to see you, for I want a few spankers .
  • (dated) One who takes long, quick strides in walking.
  • (dated) A swift horse.
  • (dated) Something very large, or larger than usual; a whopper.

    • Synonyms

    * (gaff-rigged sail) blooper, tallboy

    Derived terms

    * plank spanker