SPANKING


Meaning of SPANKING in English

I. ˈspaŋ-kiŋ adjective

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: circa 1666

1. : remarkable of its kind

2. : being fresh and strong : brisk

II. adverb

Date: 1787

: very

a spanking clean floor

spanking new

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.