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Thwap vs Spank - What's the difference?

thwap | spank |

As verbs the difference between thwap and spank

is that thwap is to make, or cause to make, a heavy smacking sound while 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 an interjection thwap

is the sound of a heavy smack.

As a noun spank is

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

thwap

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • The sound of a heavy smack.
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    Verb

    (thwapp)
  • To make, or cause to make, a heavy smacking sound.
  • 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.