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Spanked vs Spanker - What's the difference?

spanked | spanker |

As a verb spanked

is past tense of spank.

As a noun spanker is

someone who spanks.

spanked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (spank)

  • 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.
  • 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