/ spæŋk; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to hit sb, especially a child, several times on their bottom as a punishment
—compare smack
► spank noun
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: perhaps imitative.
/ spæŋk; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to hit sb, especially a child, several times on their bottom as a punishment
—compare smack
► spank noun
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: perhaps imitative.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005