I. spank ‧ ing 1 /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: spank ]
the act of hitting a child on their bottom with your open hand, as a punishment:
If you don’t stop that noise, you’ll get a spanking!
II. spanking 2 BrE AmE adverb informal
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language ]
1 . spanking new very new and impressive:
a spanking new shopping centre
2 . spanking clean very clean
III. spanking 3 BrE AmE adjective British English
at a spanking pace/rate old-fashioned very fast:
They started walking at a spanking rate.