spanking means fast and energetic. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.
adj
- Fast and energetic.“a spanking pace”
- Brisk and fresh.“a spanking breeze”
adv
- An intensifier.“brand spanking new”
noun
- A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.“Domestic spanking is often endured over the knee (or lap), formal spanking rather applied over a contraption such as a trestle or A-frame, with or without constraints.”
- An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.“Some people think spankings of any sort constitute child abuse.”