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Spank vs Spanky - What's the difference?

spank | spanky |

As a verb spank

is to beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.

As a noun spank

is an instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.

As an adjective spanky is

brand spanking new.

spank

English

(spanking)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.
  • To soundly defeat, to trounce.
  • To move rapidly.
    • The ship was really spanking along.

    Derived terms

    * spankable * spankee * spanker * spanking * unspanked

    See also

    * over the knee

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.
  • A slapping sound, as produced by spanking.

    • Anagrams

    * English transitive verbs

    spanky

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal) brand spanking new
  • * Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools - OlĂ©! (page 169)
    • Soon a spanky new house had arisen from the rubble of the old one.