Speakur

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spank

/ˈspeɪ̯ŋk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
spank
IPA
/ˈspeɪ̯ŋk/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.

Transitive verb

verb

To soundly defeat, to trounce.

Transitive verb

verb

To hit very hard.

Transitive verb

noun

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

noun

A slapping sound, as produced by spanking.

noun

An instance of masturbation.

Slang

verb

To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.

Intransitive verb

verb

To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly imitative, or perhaps a special use of Etymology 2 (below) in the sense of a horse stamping its foot against the ground. There is no evidence of a relation with Portuguese espancar (“to batter, strike”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈspeɪ̯ŋk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spanks (present, singular) spanking (participle, present) spanked (participle, past) spanked (past) spanks (plural) spaink (alternative) spenk (alternative)

Derived Forms

spankable spankee spanker spanking spanky unspanked spankavision spankies spanko spankophile spanktastic spankworthy

Phrases

spank it spank out spank the monkey spank you spank you very much spank bank brand spanking new spanking new

Frequently Paired Words

brand spanking new spankingly spanking new

Synonyms

slap smack rout thrash trounce thump wallop paddle larrup

Rhymes With

thank bank frank tank rank blank drank hank prank sank flank crank

Questions

How do you pronounce spank?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspeɪ̯ŋk/.
What does spank mean?
To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
Where does spank come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce spank

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